Team Named to Build Chicago Hospital's First Suburban In-Patient Pediatric Hospital | Engineering News-Record

ProjectsMidwestMidwest Construction NewsBuildings Hospitals Team Named to Build Chicago Hospital's First Suburban In-Patient Pediatric Hospital Proposed hospital is part of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital's strategy to create an integrated pediatric health care system. By Annemarie Mannion Map provided by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has targeted west suburban Downers Grove for its first inpatient pediatric hospital outside of downtown Chicago. January 29, 2026 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has begun planning for a low-acuity pediatric hospital in west suburban Downers Grove, Ill., which would be its first inpatient facility outside downtown Chicago.The hospital has engaged a design-build team led by Clayco to support planning and delivery of the proposed facility. The team also includes Chicago-based Skender, architectural and design firm ZGF, and LJC Design & Engineering of Chicago.The planned hospital, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to include a pediatric emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds and a range of pediatric subspecialties, including oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology and orthopedics. If approved, it would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside its flagship Streeterville campus.Project costs and the exact site have not yet been announced. Hospital officials said nearly half of children living in Chicago’s w...