April 17, 2014
Located at 1835 W. Harrison St., the old Cook County hospital was built in 1914 and was replaced by John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in 2002. The remaining former hospital structure was the administrative wing and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Because of its role over the decades of providing health care to Chicago's immigrant population, Cook County Hospital earned the moniker as "Chicago's Statue of Liberty," according to information from the President's office.
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Cook County Board Seeks New Use for Old Building
Cook County Board of Commissioners on March 12 approved a program development team to find a new use for the old Cook County Hospital building on Chicago’s west side. The effort will be led by Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc. (CCS) with the goal of “articulating” the vision of County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, the County Commissioners and the CCHHS (Cook County Health and Hospital Systems, leadership.