1987: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington was stricken by a heart attack while sitting at his desk just nine months after winning ...

Wednesday will mark 38 years since his death. Those who served with him held a wreath-laying ceremony Tuesday morning on the ...

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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The Bronzeville greystone that was the home of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington for five years of his childhood has sold for the first time in about half a century. The castle-like 1890s home on ...

An election brochure from Mayor Harold Washington’s 1987 campaign. The front of the brochure has blue at the top and bottom. White text at the top reads “Mayor / Harold / Washington.” Black text at ...

ANAC copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor. His 1983 electoral triumph ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Desiree Tate, who was a mentor to young African American women and played a role in several Chicago mayoral administrations, has died at the age of 62. Tate served as one of Mayor ...

Those who served with him held a wreath-laying ceremony Tuesday morning on the South Side at Oak Woods Cemetery.