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riversedge

(82,115 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:49 PM Yesterday

Chicago is ...moving to rename the street in front of Trump Tower "Barack Hussein Obama Way."

Whow!! Good on Chicago!!




YES:Chicago is not playing around. They are moving to rename the street in front of Trump Tower "Barack Hussein Obama Way."

A Chicago alderman introduced the ordinance this wk to give Wabash Ave,the street that runs directly through Trump Tower, an honorary designation for Obama


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Chicago is ...moving to rename the street in front of Trump Tower "Barack Hussein Obama Way." (Original Post) riversedge Yesterday OP
Why would Chicago name a street after Obama in front of a slum? dem4decades Yesterday #1
Atta' go, Chicago! Love, love, loving it! Totally Tunsie Yesterday #2
I would hate having to write that all out every time I had to enter my address MichMan Yesterday #3
Just curious if anyone will name a street after the peodpresident? What do you think? efhmc Yesterday #4
One more reason to love Chi-Town! bif Yesterday #5
"Honorary designation" doesn't sound like renaming. David__77 Yesterday #6
The Reflecting Pool LessAspin Yesterday #7
Not true. There's a change.org petition and that's about it. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #8
Ketchup will be flying DiverDave Yesterday #9
Get it done quick before the fat fuck pedophile dies Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #10
Oh please make this happen. Jbraybarten 20 hrs ago #11

Totally Tunsie

(12,221 posts)
2. Atta' go, Chicago! Love, love, loving it!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:54 PM
Yesterday

Sooooo, I'm guessing Chicago chump Tower will be re-ordering their letterhead using a Post Office box number?
Hope the change costs them a bundle.

MichMan

(17,590 posts)
3. I would hate having to write that all out every time I had to enter my address
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:57 PM
Yesterday

Is Trump Tower the only thing on that street?

David__77

(24,887 posts)
6. "Honorary designation" doesn't sound like renaming.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:04 PM
Yesterday

Of course there would be a financial cost to actually rename it.

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