LaSalle Street

LaSalle Street
140 West
from the old Chicago Board of Trade Building
(May 15, 1916)
Part of IL 64
LocationChicago
South end147th Street, Dolton
North endLake Shore Drive at 1700 North

LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th century French explorer of the Illinois Country. The portion that runs through the Chicago Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district.