Former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne was born on this day in 1933. Jane was a larger than life figure in Chicago and is featured in two Eckhartz Press books.
*Roger Badesch actually worked for her press office, and talked about his experiences with her in his book The Unplanned Life.
*John Landecker wrote two songs about her in his career. The story of one of those songs is an incredible tale involving the Jefferson Starship. That story is here, complete with the song itself.
