In 2019, the Thompson Center became the backdrop for a historic Chicago Public Schools teacher’s strike. Last month, activists gathered in the plaza to call for a civilian oversight commission ...

Either by luck or by fate, I was on my way to the James R. Thompson Center when I saw that a news conference was being held to announce that Illinois had chosen a buyer, Prime Group, for the building.

“The idea of selling the Thompson Center is the right one, and hopefully someone buys the building and repurposes it,” the building’s architect, Helmut Jahn, told me when I spoke to him for ...

The Chicago Department of Buildings approved a permit for demolition at the James R. Thompson Center affecting the iconic building’s interior and facade. The Helmut Jahn-designed Thompson Center ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The metal and glass exterior and interior atrium of the Thompson Center will be demolished as a prelude to Google’s $280 million rehab of the building.

After years of a metaphorical “For Sale” sign hanging out front, a historical preservation debate, and handwringing over responsible ownership, the Thompson Center — or, shall we say ...