Who is Jeffery Drive named after?
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After doing a quick research online, I stumbled upon this info... hopefully this is the correct answer:
It is named after I.C.R.R. (Illinois Central RailRoad) executive John B. Jeffery...
ICRR executive John B. Jeffery
Thomas B. Jeffery, an inventor and bicycle manufacturer who built and sold Rambler bicycles in Chicago from 1878 to 19000
Edward Turner Jeffrey