It is officially designated as 200 West, and is named in honor of William Wells, a United States Army Captain who died in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.
[2] Some downtown blocks of Wells Street are located beneath the Chicago 'L' train system.
In the Old Town neighborhood, Wells Street serves a series of retail shops, bars, and restaurants.
[8] The following road junction list only shows Wells Street on the North Side and the downtown area.
CTA bus route 65 briefly runs along Wells Street as Grand Avenue becomes a one-way road for westbound traffic.
[12] In the South Side, Wells Street serves bus route 24 as a southbound frontage road of I-90/I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway).