Kenneth Schoon, professor emeritus at Indiana University Northwest, has immersed himself in the history of the Greater Chicago/Northwest Indiana area for decades, writing books starting from the area’s earliest beginnings,
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Rep. Kelly Introduces Bill to Redesignate Pullman National Monument
Congresswoman Robin Kelly. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced H.R. 2626, The Pullman National Historical Park Act. This bill would build on President Obama’s intent to preserve and honor the neighborhood as a part of the National Park System.
“In 2015, President Obama designated Pullman as a National Monument, and I want to ensure that we are doing everything we can to preserve the legacy of the Pullman neighborhood as a whole,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “National Historical Park designation will allow us to honor the many complex culturally and historically significant features of Pullman, including its role in the labor movement and in African American culture of Chicago.”
Thanks to a large grant facilitated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as well as contributions from Landmarks Illinois and local groups, the crumbling facade of Pullman's Greenstone Church steeple is being stabilized with an eye to an incremental full restoration.