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LOCAL · IL · 1987-1989

Eugene Sawyer

Mayor of Chicago · Democrat · Illinois

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Acting Mayor after Washington's death

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Eugene Sawyer (Democrat) was Illinois's Mayor of Chicago of Chicago 1987–1989 (2 years). Took office after Harold Washington; succeeded by Richard M. Daley. Note: Acting Mayor after Washington's death. Same-year political environment (1987): Governor James R. Thompson.

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