WIN: State of Illinois Chooses Renovation Over Demolition for the Thompson Center (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

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James R. Thompson Center, 1985, Helmut Jahn, 100 W. Randolph Street. Photo Credit: Serhii Chrucky / Esto
Save the James R. Thompson Center Rally held June 23, 2021. James R. Thompson Center, 1985, Helmut Jahn, 100 W. Randolph Street. Photo Credit: Matthew Kaplan
NBC 5 Chicago interview with Ward Miller regarding the surprise announcement of the restoration plans for the James R. Thompson Center on December 16, 2021. Image Credit: NBC 5 Chicago

 

NBC 5 Chicago interview with Ward Miller regarding the surprise announcement of the restoration plans for the James R. Thompson Center on December 16, 2021. Image Credit: NBC 5 Chicago

Thompson Center survival is glad tidings, But about that atrium plan . . ., Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, 12/22/21

State Enters Talks With Developer for Thompson Center Sale; Illinois officials have started negotiations with a development group to sell the James R. Thompson Center for $70 million up front, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, Mary Ann Ahern, NBC 5 Chicago, 12/16/21

Ward Miller Interviewed on WBEZ Chicago, Pritzker saves the Thompson Center in $70 million deal; The Helmut Jahn-designed building will be converted into a mixed-use property with office, retail and hotel space, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, Nereida Moreno, WBEZ Chicago 91.5, 12/16/21 (15:36 min)

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