The Union Stockyards
Show: Chicago Stories --> Season: 0 - Specials
AirDate: 4/30/2001
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Overview: Tracy Ullman's documentary reveals how Civil War blockades helped Chicago displace Cincinnati as the leading meat-processing city, and the Yards' vital role as an employer of immigrants, a maker of fortunes, and a symbol of a kind of regional brawn.