How to Pronounce those Crazy Chicago Street Names

You’ve probably seen ’em. Signs like Throop, Goethe, Paulina and Devon but how do we say them in Chicago and why?

Here is a short video from WBEZ that at least tries to tackle the “why” as well as some of the “how.”

My friends from India who have a British background will pronounce Devon as DEV-in while Chicagoans seem to prefer Dee-VON. It’s not included in this video but How do you say Honore?