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ShazzieB

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12. The postal address won't be affected.

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:56 PM

17 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Jun 29, 2026, 12:22 AM - Edit history (1)

What's being proposed is an "honorary" renaming of a portion of the street. Chicago has a huge number of these. The honorary name is mounted on a special brown sign, underneath the "official" green street sign. You can learn more about this and see examples at https://www.honorarychicago.com/

If the honorary renaming of Barack Hussein Obama Way actually take place, it will probably be celebrated with a dedication ceremony similar to this one:

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