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Stone Medical Center, Chicago
A 28-story apartment tower will replace a labor and health-care building whose atrium and paired Brotherhood Monument sculptures gave the corner a distinctive public identity.
Stone Medical Center
2800 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60657
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Quick Take
- The building opened in 1951 as headquarters of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
- St. Joseph Hospital acquired it after the union moved in 1979 and used it for medical offices.
- Demolition is scheduled for September 7 through October 19, 2026; the developer says both Brotherhood Monument sculptures will be preserved and relocated.
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Why It Matters
The Stone building joins two institutional histories at one address. It began as a national union headquarters, then became a medical-office extension of St. Joseph Hospital.
Its layered form and planted atrium made it more than a generic office block. Egon Weiner's paired Brotherhood Monument sculptures carried the union's internationalist symbolism into the later medical era.
The building's planned demolition shifts the preservation question to documentation and relocation. Saving the bronzes matters, but removing them from their architectural setting changes how their labor history can be read.
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From Labor Headquarters To Medical Offices
The complex opened in 1951 for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. The union left Chicago after its 1979 merger helped form the United Food and Commercial Workers.
St. Joseph Hospital then acquired the building, and generations of patients knew it through physicians' offices, greenery, ramps, and the corner atrium.
A Tower Replaces The Complex
Continuum Development plans a 28-story tower with 355 apartments, including 71 affordable units, plus retail and a fitness club. Large-scale demolition is scheduled to begin after Labor Day 2026.
The developer has committed to preserve both Brotherhood Monument bronzes, with at least one expected to remain in the neighborhood. Final locations and interpretive context remain unresolved.
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Campaign / Petition Record
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July 2026
Demolition Permit
City issues demolition permits for the Stone Medical Center site
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Permits cleared the existing medical building for removal.
September 7-October 19, 2026
Demolition
Large-scale demolition scheduled
by Public record Upcoming
The announced schedule covers removal of the atrium and three- and seven-story sections.
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August 3, 2026
Stone Medical Center enters its final weeks on Sheridan Road
Demolition is scheduled for September 7 through October 19, clearing the former meat cutters' union headquarters and medical...
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What will happen to the Brotherhood Monument sculptures?
The developer says both bronzes will be preserved and publicly visible after relocation, with at least one kept in the neighborhood; final sites were not settled as of August 2026.
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CBS Chicago: Stone building demolition schedule
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Current schedule, building history, replacement plan, and sculpture-relocation commitment.
Ascension: Lakeview clinic relocation
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Official record of medical services moving into the main hospital campus.
Chicago YIMBY: revised residential tower plan
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Demolition permits and replacement design details.
Place Snapshot
- Place
- Stone Medical Center
- Location
- 2800 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60657
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- Exact
Key Facts
- Region
- Chicago, Illinois / Midwest
- Location type
- Union headquarters / medical office complex
- Opened
- 1951
- Current status
- Vacant; demolition scheduled for September 2026
- Public art
- Two Brotherhood Monument sculptures by Egon Weiner
Design / Planning Timeline
Egon Weiner
1950s
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Sculptor
Created the paired Brotherhood Monument bronzes for the union headquarters.
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