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It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected [2] but by the end of Sunday, January 14, the depth of snow on the ground peaked at 29 inches (74 cm). [3] The blizzard lasted for a total of 38 hours.
Jane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) [1] was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales from 1969 until 1977, the only female in the mayoral cabinet.
Turnout in the primary was among the greatest in Chicago mayoral history. [4] By some reports, turnout was 839,443, which was 58.97% of Chicago's 1,423,476 voters. [4] Turnout exceeded the average mayoral primary election turnout in the years since 1955 by more than 10 percentage points. [4] Byrne was a first-time candidate for elected office. [6]
Not since Chicago’s first female mayor, Jane Byrne, fell out of favour in 1983 has an incumbent failed to win a second term and her defeat means the contest now becomes a two-horse race between ...
Since winning an upset victory in the 1979 Democratic primary and a landslide victory in that year's general election, Jane Byrne had had a tumultuous term as mayor. [6] A three-way race emerged between Byrne, congressman Harold Washington, and Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley (the son of former mayor Richard J. Daley).
Saturday's snowfall of 11.2 inches recorded Friday and Saturday was beat only by a snowstorm ending on Nov. 26 in 1895 that saw 12 inches of snow fall.
Jane Byrne scored "the most stunning political upset in Chicago history", [83] defeating incumbent mayor Michael Bilandic in the Democratic Party primary and breaking the political dynasty created by Mayor Richard Daley. The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans was canceled due to a strike called by the New Orleans Police Department ...
Storm dumps snow in Midwest, including Chicago and Indianapolis. Alex Sosnowski. November 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM. 1 / 6. ... From 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across Chicago on Thursday.