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Jane Addams Tollway



The General Assembly has passed a resolution renaming Interstate Highway 90 between Chicago and Rockford after Freeport area native Jane Addams.

The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway will connect two cities most connected to Jane Addams. Chicago was the home of Hull House. Before starting this famous settlement house, Addams received her education at Rockford College.

Jane Addams is most famous for Hull House, but also championed juvenile justice, civil rights, immigration reform and heatlh care.