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25-025 Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Announcements – Tuesday, July 1, 2025

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENT

Per the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act [20 ILCS 3960/], notice is given of receipt to initiate a Master Design Project for construction at an acute care hospital in Chicago.  Project #25-025, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.  Applicants:  Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.  The Master Design Project proposes to build a patient tower on the campus of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, located at 251 East Huron Street, Chicago.  Project cost: $56,242,369.

The application was deemed substantially complete on July 1, 2025. A copy of the application may be viewed at the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) Office at the address below. To obtain a copy of an application, please call the office for details and copying fees at the number listed below. Consideration by HFSRB has been tentatively scheduled for the September 25, 2025, meeting. Any person wanting a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a written request for a hearing to:

Health Facilities and Services Review Board

525 West Jefferson Street (2nd Floor)

Springfield, Illinois 62761

(217) 782-3516

(TTY# 800-547-0466 for hearing impaired only)

 

HFSRB staff must receive requests for hearings by July 16, 2025. The public may also submit written comments on this project. All public written comments must be received by September 5, 2025.  HFSRB will post its findings in an HFSRB Staff Report, which will be available online on September 11, 2025. The public may submit written responses in support of or in opposition to the findings of the HFSRB staff. All written public comments about the HFSRB staff findings must be received before 9:00 am, September 15, 2025. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov

 

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​​​​​Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board
525 W. Jefferson St., Second Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Email: DPH.HFSRB@Illinois.gov
Phone: (217) 782-3516
TTY: (800) 547-0466
Fax: (217) 785-4111

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