Answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 250px - death place: chicago , illinois , u.s. - caption: 1981 wife chicago mayor jane byrne in their cabrini -- green photograph public housing apartment . of mcmullen -lrb- left -rrb- and his - death date: 18 march 1992 - spouse: jane byrne -lrb- 1978-92 ; his death -rrb- - birth date: june 28 , 1920 - image: janebyrne_jay_mcmullen_1981 . jpg - birth place: cicero , illinois , u.s. - occupation: journalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jay mcmullen -lrb- chicago journalist -rrb- .
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jay mcmullen -lrb- june 28 , 1920 -- march 18 , 1992 -rrb- was an american journalist .mcmullen graduated from northwestern university .he was a chicago city hall reporter for the '' chicago daily news '' for nearly quarter of a century .he also worked as a real estate writer for the '' chicago sun-times '' for many years .from 1978 until his death 14 years later , mcmullen was married to politician jane byrne .byrne served as the mayor of chicago from 1979-1983 , and mcmullen was a close advisor to his wife during those years .he also served as her press secretary during her first year in office .he died of cancer at the age of 71 in chicago in 1992 .