NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING and OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITTEN COMMENT

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITTEN COMMENT

In accordance with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, notice is given of an Application for Permit for a modernization/expansion project on the campus of Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn (Project #26-019). The Applicants are Advocate Health, Inc., Advocate Auroral Health, Inc., and Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation d/b/a Advocate Christ Medical Center. The Applicants propose to add 22 Medical/Surgical Beds to its bed complement and to relocate its Cardio-Diagnostics, Inpatient Dialysis, and Inpatient Nuclear Medicine units to the ground level at its hospital located at 4440 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn. The project cost $40,011,558.

A Public Hearing has been requested and will be held by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board pursuant to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. The Hearing is open to the public and will provide an opportunity for interested parties to present written and/or oral comments relevant to the project. All allegations or assertions should be relevant to the need for the proposed project and be supported by two copies of documentation or materials, preferably printed or typed on 8 1/2" by 11" paper.

The Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 9:30 am at the

Oak Lawn Public Library

Meeting Room B

9427 S. Raymond Ave.

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

For additional information, call (217) 782-3516 (TTY #800-547-0466 for hearing-impaired only). 

NOTICE: THIS MEETING WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERTINENT STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS UPON NOTIFICATION OF ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE. PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SHOULD CONTACT JOHN P. KNIERY AT THE HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING BOARD OFFICE BY TELEPHONE AT (217) 782-3516 (TTY #800- 547- 0466) FOR HEARING IMPAIRED ONLY) OR BY LETTER NO LATER THAN June 8, 2026.