The Nation - News from July 17, 1985
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Jane M. Byrne, denied reelection after one term as mayor of Chicago two years ago, announced she is running again for the post. Byrne said she will challenge Mayor Harold Washington, the first black ever to head the city, in the 1987 election. Washington edged out Byrne and Richard M. Daley, son of the late mayor, in a Democratic Party primary two years ago.
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