This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.lake/382.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe this hospital was constructed in the 1890's or around 1900. It was Waukegan's principal/only hospital until the early 1920's when Victory Memorial Hospital was built on the North side, and St. Therese Hospital on the West side. Jane McAlister Hosp. was converted into an apartment building after Victory was built, and remained such until the 1980's(?), when it was again converted, this time into a dorm for Shimer College. However, Shimer is planning to move most if not all of it's operations to Chicago, so I'm not sure what fate is in store for this building.