Barbara Flynn Currie, 'trailblazer who opened doors for generations of women' dies

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date April 18, 2026, 5 a.m.
Last Updated April 18, 2026, 5 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/04/18/barbara-flynn-currie-house-majority-leader-trailblazer-illinois-general-assembly-chicago-south-side

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After a vote in the Illinois House on a key part of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pension relief plan in 2016, Barbara Flynn Currie did something not often seen in these times of divided, dysfunctional government. She crossed the aisle and shook hands with the three Republican lawmakers who broke ranks ...