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Anna R. Langford [7] (née Riggs; October 27, 1917 – September 17, 2008) [5] [4] was an American politician, civil rights activist, and lawyer who served on the Chicago City Council in Chicago, Illinois. Langford became the first African American woman elected to the Chicago City Council in February 1971.
Jane M. Byrne, first woman elected Mayor of Chicago, Illinois [1]: 238–239, 249–250 Byrne was also the first female mayor of any United States city with more than 3 million residents. 1983. Helen Westberg, first woman mayor of Carbondale, Illinois [123] 2001. Bette Thomas, first black female Mayor of North Chicago, Illinois
Byrne won the 1979 Chicago mayoral election on April 3, 1979 becoming the first female mayor of the city, and causing an upheaval in beating the city's political machine. [4] She was the first woman to be elected mayor of a major city in the United States, as Chicago was the second largest city in the United States at the time. [ 5 ]
Prior to working with the police, she was one of five female health inspectors employed in the city health department in 1889. [3] When employed with police she reported to Capt. O’Brien. In 1901 the Chicago Tribune described her position: "So Mrs. Marie Owens became 'Sergeant No. 97,' with the salary, star, and rating of a special police ...
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (born 1969/1970) [1] is an American politician and small business owner. She is the alderwoman for the 48th ward in the Chicago City Council, having won the 2023 election for the office.
'Chicago Med,' "Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago P.D.' to air first three-way crossover since 2019. Here's everything you need to know.
An audit of the city’s fire department revealed that 62 percent of female paramedics were sexually harassed on the job. Chicago to pay 5 female paramedics $1.8 million in sexual harassment ...
Yu became Chicago's first Asian–American broadcast journalist when she began her news career in Chicago at WMAQ-TV in 1979. For her broadcasting work, Yu has received a total of five local Emmy Awards including one for her report examining the aftermath of 9/11 in 2001. In 1984, Yu was honored with a National Gold Medal from the National ...