The Fall of Chicago's 'Porkopolis' and the Rise of Niche Meat

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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🗓️ 23 December 2015

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The city was once the nation’s meatpacking powerhouse. What, if anything, is left?

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0:44.6	This is reporter Monica Eng. I've covered meat and slaughter in Chicago for a long time,
0:49.2	so I was super intrigued by this question from Pamela Monaco of Naperville.
0:53.5	She wants to know about the current situation in terms of slaughtering facilities here in Chicago and whether there are still such facilities in existence.
1:05.0	Basically, my assignments to find remnants of slaughtering and meatpacking in Chicago. It's a good question, but Pam's turned
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