| 500 South 5th Street | |
 Ida B. Wells Drive, looking west at Michigan Avenue | |
 Ida B. Wells Drive highlighted in red | |
| Length | 1.12 mi (1.80 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago |
| West end |      I-90 / I-94 / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago |
| East end | Columbus Drive in Chicago |
Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly Congress Parkway) is a major east–west street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It runs east from the Jane Byrne Interchange, where it meets Interstate 90 (I-90), I-94 and I-290. At Wells Street, Ida B. Wells Drive continues as a surface street past State Street and Michigan Avenue, until ending at Columbus Drive in Grant Park in front of the Buckingham Fountain. In 2018, the editorial board of The New York Times praised the Chicago City Council's renaming of the street to honor the journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells.[1]
- ^ Editorial Board (July 31, 2018). "Opinion: Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, 'a Sword Among Lions'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.