A new hospital has been announced on the northern end of the upcoming Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Approved by the Chicago City Council last week, the 400-acre redevelopment of the former South Works site has now picked up another tenant as Advocate Health Care has pledged to spend $1 billion in the next decade across multiple projects.
The Chicago City Council has approved the massive Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on the South Side. Set to replace the long-vacant 400-acre former South Works site, the project is already attracting new investments as IBM has announced a new research center within the campus. With the complex expected to break ground early next year.
Further details and renderings have been revealed as the Chicago Plan Commission has approved the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Located on the intersection of S DuSable Lake Shore Drive and E 87th Street on the southern half of the former South Works site, plans were revealed earlier this year to neighborhood concerns.