Midwestern University's Downers Grove, Illinois Campus broke ground on August 1, 2011 on its flagship project - a new medical/dental clinic that will support a new school of dentistry and a new school of optometry. The new facility will include a student staff dental and eye clinic which will be open to the public. With its associated parking garage and site updates, the total project values will be an estimated cost of over $200 million at its Downers Grove in Chicago.

The Clinic is Midwestern's first off campus project. It will be situated several miles from its Downers Grove campus on a prominently located site in The Esplanade at Locust Point. The exterior finish will be a combination of brick and pre-cast concrete panels, pre-finished metal panels and blue glass, similar to the work done on campus at the recently completed Basic Science Building. The Clinic building will be five stories plus a full basement for a total area of approximately 194,000 SF.

The expected opening in 2013 will bring an additional 500 students to the Downers Grove campus.