I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive. Jane Byrne Read Quote
City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities – without outside interference. Jane Byrne Read Quote
The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead. Jane Byrne Read Quote
Tonight – by taking this solemn oath – I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago. Jane Byrne Read Quote
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems. Jane Byrne Read Quote
When there were fears about the future of this nation’s older cities… when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast. Jane Byrne Read Quote
We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past. Jane Byrne Read Quote