Streetwise Chicago by Don Hayner and Tom McNamee. It is a history of Chicago streets and was published in 1988. It shows Higgins Ave. and Higgins Road as the same street. Higgins Ave. starts at Milwaukee Ave. in Jefferson Park, 4834 N. at 5400 W. to 5750 N at 7834 W. Named after Van H. Higgins (1821-1893), who came to Chicago in 1837, was a lawyer, a land developer and a judge of the Superior Court of Chicago. He was a charter member of the Chicago Historical Society. Higgins Road, 5800 N at 8401 W to 6100 N at 9200 W, is a former Indian trail and may have been named for F. Higgins, who, as early as 1834, owned the land through which this road runs.