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Author Dominic Pacyga and the History of Chicago's Union Stock Yard

Thursday, June 23 at 6:30 pm at the Palos Heights Public Library

Join us for a lively discussion with author and Columbia College professor Dominic Pacyga and his latest book "Slaughterhouse- Chicago's Union Stock Yard and the World It Made". Pacyga's book takes readers through the packinghouses as only an insider can and shows how the yards shaped the surrounding neighborhoods and controlled the livelihoods of thousands of families.

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