Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois’ first female House majority leader and a progressive champion, dies at 85

Barbara Flynn Currie served in the Illinois House from 1979 to 2019 and was the House majority leader for 20 of those years ...

Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois' first woman majority leader, dies at 85

CHICAGO — Barbara Flynn Currie, a 40-year veteran of the Illinois House and the first woman to serve as the second-in-command ...
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Barbara Flynn Currie, 'trailblazer who opened doors for generations of women' dies

That was Currie, 85, who died Thursday. She not only represented her Hyde Park district in Springfield for 40 years — 20 as ...

Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, 'iconic public servant,' dies: AG

CHICAGO -- Barbara Flynn Currie, a 40-year veteran of the Illinois House and the first woman to serve as the ...