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Former CTU President Karen Lewis receives honorary street in front of headquarters Friday

Street naming in honor of Former CTU President Karen Lewis happening Friday
Street naming in honor of Former CTU President Karen Lewis happening Friday 00:20

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The street in front of the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters on the Near West Side will be renamed for Karen Lewis.

That section of Carroll Avenue will be known as "Karen Lewis CTU Way."

Lewis was the longtime CTU president who led a Chicago teachers' strike against former Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2012.

Lewis died from brain cancer in 2021.

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