[Chicago Shawn]

While I cannot reveal my sources, I have been told that a demolition permit was in fact already applied for. The only thing holding this up is (was) landmarks, and now that landmarking is off the table, this building is in serious danger of being lost very, very soon. I would not hold Northwestern to their word.

NW's long term plan for the site to expand the research labs farther east. These research labs are very lucrative assets when leveraging federal funding for the University's hospital system.