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LWV Chicago 7/25/18 LWV Chicago 7/25/18

Running the campaign for Ida B. Wells Drive

The League jumped into action to honor Ida B. Wells with a downtown street, and Congress Parkway was chosen to be renamed. Here’s how we did it.

Rename Balbo Drive to Ida B. Wells Drive

Ask your alderman to support O2018-4176, which calls for East Balbo Drive to be renamed as "Ida B. Wells Drive." LWV Chicago has been leading efforts to make this change.