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Preservationists release concept for saving Prentice Hospital

By Sun-Times Wire

The Save Prentice Coalition on Monday released a rendering of the existing old Prentice Women’s Hospital with a 200,000 square-foot tower addition, on top of the 315,000 square-foot existing building.

The rendering was prepared for Landmarks Illinois by Antunovich & Associates, a Chicago architecture firm.

Read an Oct. 16 Sun-Times story here.

Read a July 26 Sun-Times editorial here.

Read an Oct. 17 New York Times story here.

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