Intersecting our lives

Several Chicago streets carry the name of a lawyer. While their lives have disappeared into history’s chasm, their names endure on street corners throughout Chicago in recognition of their personal contributions to their times. Presented here are bite-sized biographies of a few of these storied lawyers from the 19th and early 20th century. Abbott Avenue recalls a lawyer whose crowning …

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