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Pritzker sells Thompson Center for one-third of predicted price

By Patrick Andriesen
07/27/2022
Gov. J.B. Pritzker sold the iconic state office building in downtown Chicago to Google for $105 million. He settled for far less than the $300 million sale price state politicians predicted.

TAGS: Chicago, Google, JB Pritzker, Thompson Center

Illinois may sell Thompson Center for $70M, buy back part for $148M

By Dylan Sharkey
12/18/2021
Has Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker got a deal for you: Sell a whole state building in downtown Chicago for less than half of what taxpayers will pay to get back one-third of it.

TAGS: Chicago, Thompson Center

Illinois delays selling beleaguered Thompson Center in Chicago

By Noah Shaar
08/18/2021
Illinois is again delaying the sale of the Thompson Center state office building in Chicago, which was neglected until the state could no longer afford to fix it. The state’s new delay is to take advantage of zoning changes and in the hope office space prices rebound.

TAGS: Chicago, Thompson Center

Pritzker allows state to put Thompson Center up for sale

By Vincent Caruso
04/06/2019
Including cash from an imagined Thompson Center sale in state budgets was so common it became a punchline. But Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law that finally puts the massive state office complex on the market.

TAGS: budget, JB Pritzker, taxes, Thompson Center

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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

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