Class of 2018 by Honorary Chicago
Linda Zabors
As we close out 2018, here is our tally of new honorary signs. There were 33 new honorary streets designated in Chicago this year.
2018
ANTHONY J. PAPPALAS AVE
BETTY HAYNES WAY
BIELSKO-BIALA WAY
CARMIE SHOES WAY
CHARLES J. BARANGO WAY
CHRIST TEMPLE CATHEDRAL WAY
CHUCK RENSLOW WAY
CLIFTON P. LEWIS WAY
DORIS IVY WAY
EUGENE LANG WAY
FF STEVE MCNAMEE WAY
GORALE PODHALANSCY WAY
HENRY L. COLEMAN, SR. WAY
IRMA AND WILLIE PICKENS WAY
ISABEL LOPEZ WAY
IDA B. WELLS WAY**
INEZ LOREDO STREET
JADWIGA KACZYNSKA WAY
JAMES "JIMMY" TAVOLINO WAY
JEANNE UZDAWINIS WAY
JERRY KEHOE WAY
JOSEPH MUNTANER WAY
MAJOR GARY HUGHES WAY
MARGARET HARTIGAN WAY
MARTIN AND THERESA CAMPO WAY
MICHAEL ISAAC GREEN WAY
LT. HAROLD A. BEZAZIAN WAY
OFFICER BARRY D. BATSON SR. WAY
PASTOR HENRIETTA W. ROBINSON WAY
REV. MALACHI G. BAKER, JR. WAY
ROBERT L. MYERS WAY
TILLIE RYBAK WAY
TONY'S DELI WAY
This total is down from 41 new designations in 2017. The qualification rules for honorary streets were changed as of February 2017
For information on wards and approvals by month see our 2018 annual page.
Veterans
Major Gary Hughes (Army: Operation Desert Storm. Iraq, Afghanistan)
Lieutenant Harold Bezazian (Army: WWII. Phillipines)*
First responders and military
Barry Batson
Harold Bazazian*
Gary Hughes
Steve McNamee*
Clergy
Reverend Baker
Pastor Robinson
Christ Temple Cathedral
City employees and elected officials
Robert Myers
LGBTQ
Chuck Renslow
Children and Youth
Anthony Pappalas
Local shops
Carmie Shoes
Tony’s Deli
* indicates honoree died in the line of duty
please let us know if we have missed any individuals who belong in these sub-totals
Honorary Ida B. Wells Way and Ida B. Wells Drive
Perhaps the most famous honoree this year is a historical Chicago figure, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. She was an African-American investigative reporter and researcher who used data to expose inequity and violence in Memphis, fought racial discrimination on trains in local and federal courts, and boycotted the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago.
Note: The official Wells Street in Chicago is not named for Ida Wells; it is named for Captain William Wells, who was an officer who died in battle at Fort Dearborn in early Chicago history.
** Honorary Ida B. Wells Way was designated as a portion of 37th Street. Later in 2018 the east most portion of Congress Parkway was officially renamed Ida B. Wells Drive.