The Nation - News from April 14, 1985

Former Chicago Mayor Jane M. Byrne said she will oppose incumbent Harold Washington in the 1987 mayoral race and intends to make her announcement official next month. “All the debate in my mind is over,” she said in an interview in the Chicago Tribune. She said she is confident she can defeat Washington and would not otherwise enter the race. Washington edged Byrne by two percentage points in the 1983 mayoral primary. Polls have indicated that Byrne is competitive with Washington in a two-way race but that the mayor is an easy winner in three-way contests.