Rush reveals plans for new center at North/ Harlem Sears site

Plans need state, Chicago City Council approval

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The Rush University Medical Center health system officially released its plans Monday for a new outpatient facility at the for mer Nor th/Harlem Sears location.

Ald. Chris Taliafer ro’s (29th), whose ward includes the property and the Galewood neighborhood in general, originally announced a medical facility during his Aug. 30, 2022 community meeting. Developer Novak Construction, which currently owns the property, shared more details during a Dec. 14, 2022 community meet- ing. At the time, they declined to name the tenant, but they dropped enough clues to suggest that it would be Rush – something that the health system didn’t explicitly confirm or deny at the time

But the veil of silence was lifted during a press conference held at the site on March 20. Rush officials specified that the 60,000-square-foot outpatient facility will offer primary and specialty care services such as cancer treatments, neurolo gy and cardiolo gy services. Novak is still working on bringing a grocery store to the portion of the property closer to the intersection, but this is separate from the Rush facility.

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Rush Oak Park Hospital President Dino Rumoro, with 23th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro and 78th district State Representative Camille Lilly, speaks at a press conference announcing construction of an outpatient clinic at the site of the old Sears store at North and Harlem Avenues in Chicago on Monday March 20, 2023.