| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 7, 2025, 6:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 7, 2025, 6:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2025/12/07/illinois-medical-district-first-park-80-years |
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For most of its existence, the Illinois Medical District has been a massive —
and not entirely friendly-looking — campus of large institutional buildings,
crisscrossed by wide, greenless streets.
Functional, yes. But the 560-acre Near West Side district, which is home to a
host of entities ranging ...