Editing Jane Byrne (section)

==Death and legacy==
[[File:Jane M. Byrne Interchange 4-1-22.jpg|thumb|Jane M. Byrne Interchange]]
Byrne had entered hospice care and died on November 14, 2014, in Chicago, aged 81, from complications of a stroke she suffered in January 2013. She was survived by her daughter Katherine and her grandson Willie. Her funeral Mass was held at [[St. Vincent de Paul Church (Chicago)|St. Vincent de Paul Church]] on Monday, November 17, 2014. She was buried at [[Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)|Calvary Catholic Cemetery]] in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], Illinois.<ref>[http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/11/14/former-mayor-jane-byrne-dies Former Mayor Jane Byrne Dies], chicago.cbslocal.com, November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.</ref>

In a dedication ceremony held on August 29, 2014, Governor [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] renamed the Circle Interchange in Chicago the "[[Jane Byrne Interchange]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-circle-interchange-jane-byrne-dedication-20140829-story.html|title=Circle Interchange to be renamed for Jane Byrne today|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, the [[Chicago City Council]] voted to rename the plaza surrounding the historic [[Chicago Water Tower]] on North [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]] the Jane M. Byrne Plaza in her honor.<ref>[http://www.wbez.org/news/jane-byrne-be-honored-110573 Jane Byrne to be honored] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921020128/http://www.wbez.org/news/jane-byrne-be-honored-110573 |date=September 21, 2015 }}, wbez.org. Retrieved November 16, 2014.</ref>

Byrne was also known for coining the [[malapropism]] "fruitworthy".<ref>{{cite web |title=Fruitwothy Phrases From All Over |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/01/07/fruitworthy-phrases-from-all-over-2 |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=1 December 2024 |date=7 January 1985}}</ref>