Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly introduced an ordinance to designate a stretch of Wabash Avenue outside Trump Tower as "Barack Hussein Obama Way".
It’s rumored that’ll what they were laughing about.
In Chicago, there are two primary ways a street name can be changed:
Honorary Street Signs: The cheapest and most common method creates an honorary honorary designation by installing decorative brown street signs without altering the official legal addresses or GPS coordinates of local buildings. The proposal for "Barack Hussein Obama Way" follows this.
Full Legal Name Change: A tedious and expensive process requiring full City Council approval, which legally changes all addresses, maps, and GPS systems. (Examples include changing Congress Parkway to Ida B. Wells Drive and Lake Shore Drive to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive).