Obama could be a highway star - but should it be I-55 or I-294? (Freeper help needed)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | February 22, 2017 | Sam Charles

[Zakeet]

Should it be the Barack Obama Expressway or the Barack Obama Tollway?

Democratic state legislators seem to agree that the hometown state senator made good should take his place alongside Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and others immortalized in Illinois highways.

But they apparently hit a fork in the road over just what stretch of pavement should get the honor.

Two Illinois state representatives have competing plans to rename different Illinois highways after Obama.

[Zakeet]

Bet you Freepers can help the Rats come up with a good road to name after the Royal Idiot ...

[Darksheare]

Any dead end road that people leave trash, diapers, and other detritus at.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

What? They don’t have enough dead-end streets?

[hsmomx3]

LOL! Maybe they should name a neighborhood after him.

[Dr. Sivana]

I’ll pick 294, it exists only in Illinois, near Chicago, getting on and off is generally miserable, and for most people there are better routes.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

[dblshot]

All exists would be to the left turns on the Obama Ex-prez way.

[unread]

"But should it be I-55 or I-294?"

I vote for I-666.

:(

[Qiviut]

Tollway - people hate toll roads.

[1Old Pro]

I-666 or I-69head

[sport]

My vote would go to the Highway to Hell.

[Darksheare]

Is it trash strewn, has “Coney Island whitefish”, diapers, stench etc?

[Steve_Seattle]

In my view, no public project should be named after a living politician, even if he/she is out of office. It smacks of Third World despotism.

[Nailbiter]

Just name one of the rest stops after him.

That way people can say hey I took an obama in Obama’s home state. Probably make money for state selling bumper stickers or T shirts

[GCC Catholic]

I’ll pick 294, it exists only in Illinois, near Chicago, getting on and off is generally miserable, and for most people there are better routes.

Sounds like a fitting tribute.

[thoughtomator]

The most appropriate thing to name after Obama would be the infamous Bridge to Nowhere.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Well, they did name I-355, toll road west of Chicago, Blagojevich Parkway, or some such name, only to have to pull the signs and name down after he went to prison.

[IronJack]

It should be the Barack Obama Memorial Pissoir.

[KC Burke]

I-55.

Always in need of repair.

[Berosus]

On the west side of Orlando, Florida, a road was named after Obama during his first term. I figured it was the doing of Buddy Dyer, a very liberal mayor who was in charge when I moved away.