So, Why Did It Take So Long For It To Be Mayor Jane Byrne's Turn?

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2017

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

It took decades for Chicago's first and only female mayor to land an official honor from City Council. Is there a reason it took so long?

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0:22.4	The Planet Money podcast from NPR.
0:26.2	It's Curious City, where we take your questions about Chicago and the region, and investigate.
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0:38.0	Hi there. I'm Lauren Chul Children, former politics reporter for WBEZ. I'm now at New Hampshire
0:44.0	Public Radio, but boy, do I miss Chicago. Anyway, as a treat to podcast listeners,
0:52.4	Curious City is pulling out this classic story that I reported three years ago about Jane Byrne.
0:58.0	It started with a question from Chicago and Shana Jackson.
1:01.3	Why does Jane Byrne our first and only female mayor not have anything, not a street building school named after her in the city of Chicago.
1:11.3	Okay, like I said, this is a rerun. So you'll hear me talking about some things that are
1:15.5	about to happen, like Jane Byrne getting a plaque. That has actually happened since the story
1:21.1	first aired. And the other sad news you may have heard, Jane Byrne passed away in November of 2014, a few months after we first
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