Support Ida B Wells Drive
It's official! Ida B. Wells now has a street named in her honor.
Ida B. Wells spent half her remarkable life in Chicago, standing up against racist violence, economic injustice, and school segregation.
Thank you to our Ida B. Wells Committee, the 55 civic groups that signed on in support, everyone who contacted their alderman, and Alderman King and Alderman Reilly, who pushed this measure forward. We are proud that the City of Chicago has voted to honor Ida B. Wells, local hero and American freedom fighter.
News Alerts Relating to the Campaign
Ida B. Wells gets her street — City Council approves renaming Congress in her honor
Committee approves renaming Congress Parkway for Ida B. Wells
Congress Parkway — not Balbo — could be renamed for Ida B. Wells
Ald. Sophia King open to options to renaming Balbo Drive for Ida B. Wells
Aldermen propose renaming Balbo Drive after civil rights champion Ida B. Wells-Barnett
In Ida B. Wells’ name, anti-racism groups to protest Confederate monument