Appeal to recognize Pullman district reaches Obama

Published August 9, 2014 8:31am ET



CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is appealing to President Barack Obama for help in granting National Park status to Chicago’s Pullman Historic District.

Durbin said in a letter sent Friday to Obama that the area is significant for its place in revolutionizing the railroad industry and its contributions to the labor movement.

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