Permit #: 100252187 Applicant: Midwest Wrecking Owner: Chicago Park District Permit Description: Wreck and remove a 1, 2 and 5-story brick institutional building. Salvage select brick and decorative elements for reuse on site. [as part of city park #542, Sangamon/Adams, to be built on site] Status (if applicable): Released 9/5/08
See pic of empty lot here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crouch/2727600019/in/set-72157603913476783/
Photos of the building demolition, along with links to more photos of the place when it was intact:
http://rubbishgoeshere.com/dump/2008/12/eye-ear-infirmary/