The city unexpectedly lost Harold Washington — its first Black mayor — 35 years ago today, Chicago. Tribune reporter Robert Davis noted Washington left “an indelible imprint on political ...

Thirty-five years ago, on the eve of Thanksgiving 1987, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington died unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack just months into his second term. The story of that “cool ...

Charles Osgood/Chicago Tribune 4/13/1983, Alone) 1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the Illinois House and ...

Harold Washington was sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor 30 years ago today. His impact was outsized for his relatively short tenure. To commemorate the anniversary, I thought I'd pull ...

“Not only for whites, but for African Americans. We just didn’t think a Black mayor was possible in Chicago.” Harold Washington shakes hands with incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne after debating ...

Purchase Chicago magazine’s December issue, with the Harold Washington cover ... American alderman favored by the late mayor’s foes, to succeed Washington. In the eyes of many Chicagoans ...

Four decades ago, at the start of 1984, Harold Washington was finishing his historic opening year in office as Chicago’s first Black mayor. An outsider candidate who had been persuaded to run by ...

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, left, and former Chicago Public Schools ... 1983 campaign when Rep. Harold Washington became the city’s first Black mayor. But while there are certainly ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A Bronzeville greystone that was the home of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington for five years of his childhood is for sale for the first ...

Cook County commissioner and Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson speaks with supporters after forcing a mayoral runoff election during his election night gathering on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.