CHICAGO (CBS)-- Chicago's first Black mayor, Harold Washington, would have turned 100 this coming April 15. To mark the occasion, an adviser at Harold Washington College is putting together a book of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mayor Harold Washington died 35 years ago Friday, and his memory was honored this day before Thanksgiving. Each year, the Harold Washington Legacy Committee stages a wreath-laying ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new exhibit at the Harold Washington Library highlights Harold Washington's trailblazing path to City Hall and his accomplishments as mayor. "What this exhibit does is celebrate the ...

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When Harold Washington, Chicago’s first black mayor, died on Nov. 25, 1987, many of us understood that his death marked the passing of a great man. But while we lamented the negative impact of his ...

A century after his birth, the legacy of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington offers much for the city he once governed to celebrate and, looking forward, to contemplate. Although he is most widely ...

Rocker Patti Smith will receive the 2026 Harold Washington Literary Award, the Near South Planning Board announced Tuesday. The nonprofit community development organization awards the prize annually ...

Friday would have been the 100th birthday of Chicago's first Black Mayor. April 12, 1983, Harold Lee Washington was elected the first African American mayor of Chicago. He was also the first mayor to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago remembers and celebrates Chicago's native son and first African American mayor, the late Harold Washington, prior to the anniversary of his 100th birthday on April 15.

CHICAGO — Thirty-nine years after he was first elected mayor, Harold Washington still looms large in Chicago politics. His stunning electoral triumph over the Chicago Machine remains a legendary tale.

Chicago is marking the centennial this week of the city’s first Black mayor, Harold Washington, 35 years after he died during his second term in office. Here’s a few things to know about Washington’s ...