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 ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration ... Wells, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable and Harold Washington — the city’s first Black mayor whom Johnson invoked throughout his mayoral ...