The Chicago Mayoral Election of 1987 saw the re-election of Chicago's first black mayor, Harold Washington.
They also worked on the successful campaign to get African-American progressive Harold Washington elected as mayor of Chicago in 1983 and reelected in 1987.
She was named Chicago Park District Commissioner by Harold Washington in 1985, a position she held until 2010.
She and her successor, Mayor Harold Washington, dedicated more time and energy to promoting the Taste, slowly phasing ChicagoFest out in the process.
From 1986 to 1989, he served as Commissioner of the Chicago Park District, appointed by Mayor Harold Washington.
Mayor Harold Washington issued a Proclamation declaring July 4, 1984 as New world Patriotism Day Coalition Parade Day in Chicago.
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A resident of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Epton ran against the liberal African American Democrat Harold Washington in the mayoral election in the spring of 1983.
King's campaign gained momentum through a voter registration drive and visits from Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.
Events in the Life of Harold Washington is a mural at Chicago’s central library, the Harold Washington Library, named after Harold Washington, who was Chicago’s first Black mayor, by Jacob Lawrence commissioned in 1991.
Daniel B. Rodriguez is the current dean and Harold Washington Professor of Northwestern University School of Law.