One of the many functions I perform at the Herald News is compiling the stories and photos for the Properties section that goes in the Sunday Herald News. I read the Will County real estate transactions for the week and adjust for style errors and the like. I enjoy reading these because a.) I can see how much my neighbors paid for their houses and b.) some of the street names are completely ridiculous.
I am no stranger to ridiculous street names. In college, I lived for four years on Vachel Lindsay Drive in Springfield. All of the streets on campus were named after famous Illinois writers. It was so frustration to try and give directions to someone on campus (Turn left on Eliza Farnham Drive, then right on Edgar Lee Masters Lane and straight to Gwendolyn Brooks Drive).
Anyhoo, in my travails in the properties listings, I've come to the conclusion that Wilmington has the best and most random street names in the area. A sampling taken from our archives:
Widows Road
Trick Circle Court
Correct Craft Lane
Rivals Road
Angle Road
Dinosaur Road
Any weird street names you've come across in your area travels?
Mallory Medved is an assistant managing editor of weekly publications for
the Sun-Times News Group. She helps cover the Lincoln-Way area and towns
southwest of Joliet. Being naturally nosy has led her to a career in
journalism and fulfilled her dream of getting paid to read. Being a new
homeowner and a future bride, she's also perpetually broke, but enjoys
hearing about other people in the same situation. She lives in Plainfield
but is a native of New Lenox.
Christina Chapman is a Will County resident who desperately wants to live in Grundy County. But since she lost that battle with her boyfriend when they bought a house, she makes due covering Grundy County news for The Herald News in Joliet. When not covering municipal meetings, school events and finding the truth behind the latest coffee talk, she is trying to balance life as a young home owner who is fighting the stereotype that she is living in sin because she is not yet married. She hopes to share with you her perspective on life and the news in hopes that you’ll share yours.
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