April 22, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson
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MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON BREAKS GROUND ON CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE BIRTHING CENTER
Mayor Brandon Johnson joined City officials and community leaders to break ground on the Chicago South Side Birth Center (CSSBC), the South Side’s first ever dedicated birth center and the first nonprofit birth center in Illinois. The City-backed project is utilizing funds made available through Mayor Johnson’s $1.25B Housing and Economic Development (HED) Bond to convert the former Morning Star Bible Baptist Church building at 8301 S. Shore Dr. in South Chicago into a community focused reproductive health clinic with three birthing suites and on-site midwifery care.