(Springfield, IL) — Almost all of the drive from Chicago to St. Louis could soon be on the Barack Obama Expressway. State Rep La Shawn Ford yesterday told lawmakers it’d be an honor to rename I-55 after the former president. Ford’s plan would add Obama’s name to nearly 280 miles of road, from the Tri-State Expressway to East St. Louis. A number of downstate lawmakers say they’re not so sure about the name change.
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Benjamin Yount/acb IL)
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