Rush University Medical Center's new hospital

Rush University Medical Center on Dec. 8 will dedicate a striking new main hospital building on Chicago's Near West Side. Designed by Ralph Johnson of Chicago architects Perkins+Will and located just south of the Eisenhower Expressway, the building places a curvilinear tower for patients' rooms over a rectilinear base for diagnosis and treatment areas. The hospital is expected to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design status, recognizing its energy-saving features. The hospital opens Jan. 9.

City of Chicago to offers Web tool to help business scout real estate

September 26, 2011|By Wailin Wong | Tribune reporter

World Business Chicago, the city's economic development agency, introduced on Monday a Web-based mapping tool designed to help companies scout real estate in Chicago.

The tool, which is called Site Selector, combines a number of data layers and allows users to overlay particular features such as nearby universities, non-residential land owned by the city and incentive districts. Site Selector pulls in city data as well as commercial real estate listings from Rofo, whose information brokerages use. World Business Chicago said it expects to sign similar partnerships to add ore real estate inventory to the tool.

Dr. Paul Whelton, Head of Loyola Medical Center, Resigns His Position

​
In this Chicago Tribune article states that Dr. Paul Whelton has stepped down after four years of being head of Loyola Medical Center. He states that June 30 will be his last day due to the merger with Trinity Health. Loyola Medical Center is selling its complex to Novi, Michigan's Trinity in March. To read more click here.