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Afternoon Edition: New police union contract approved at tense City Council meeting

Plus: Plans for Thompson Center makeover, how the Chinatown Gateway became a Chicago icon and more.

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Google releases new renderings of planned Thompson Center makeover

The renovation would keep the atrium and have a more transparent facade and a new plaza. But we need to see more, architecture critic Lee Bey writes.

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Afternoon Edition: Why Chicago migrants could soon end up in St. Louis

Plus: Thompson Center’s face-lift, the best apple fritters in Chicago and more.

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Demolition of Thompson Center facade, atrium for Google makeover approved by city

The $6 million demolition isn’t a complete surprise, but it possibly means the end of the building’s current blue, salmon and white color scheme, one of its signature features.

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‘Snoopy’ sculpture heads from Thompson Center to the Art Institute

The Jean Dubuffet sculpture is one of many works of art within the Thompson Center that will be saved by the state as the building becomes Google’s new headquarters.

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Rejected before, Vallas aims to win over a city ‘in crisis’ — promising to get it ‘back on track’

After three unsuccessful previous runs for public office, the former Chicago Public Schools chief takes his tough-on-crime message to the city’s mayoral runoff.

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Google turns up big in Chicago’s search for a benefactor

In buying the Thompson Center, the search engine company is helping state and local governments answer some knotty questions. But will the partnership go a tiny bit further?

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Thompson Center sculpture heading to new home

With the state selling the building where it has stood for nearly four decades, “Monument with Standing Beast” will have to move to a new location.

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Thompson Center, luckily, shows up in Google’s search for office space

The sale bodes well for the Thompson Center, but also for a downtown that’s still staggering from the pandemic and needs all the help, energy — and new office workers — it can get.

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Google will be new occupant of Chicago's iconic, controversial James R. Thompson Center

CHICAGO — Google has agreed to buy the soon-to-be-renovated James R. Thompson Center in heart of the Loop, a victory for Chicago’s central business district and for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he seeks reelection and fends off criticism over recent high-profile corporate departures.

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Google’s Thompson Center deal, Highland Park suspect indicted on another 110 counts and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Google taking over Thompson Center from the state

The search engine giant, with 2,000 employees in Chicago, will occupy the entire building.

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Google reportedly exploring purchase of iconic Jahn building in Chicago

Google is reportedly negotiating to purchase the state-owned James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. If true, such a deal could spark a turnaround for the struggling LaSalle Street corridor, where many longtime businesses have recently departed, leaving behind huge vacancies.

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Google may be Googling the Thompson Center

The search engine company says it is growing in Chicago, but it won’t speak directly to a report of its interest in the former state government hub in the Loop.

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A year after his death, Helmut Jahn’s firm looks forward with new projects and a rebranded name: JAHN/

“This Jahn slash is the opening of what comes next. Trying to convey the optimism of what the future holds.”

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Deal to sell and renovate problematic Thompson Center finalized

A development group plans to preserve the building as a mixed-use property with office, retail and hotel space — and with the state retaining about a 30% ownership. The 37-year-old building has its share of problems, including leaky ceilings, temperature issues and less than desirable office…

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Thompson Center revamp could boost La Salle Street corridor

A developer is plotting his strategy for the state-owned building as others consider how its reuse can benefit the nearby stretch of downtown.

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Student who defaced Ella French memorial did it to cause ‘hurt,’ prosecutors say

A prosecutor called the incident, recorded by surveillance cameras at the Thompson Center, "shameful."

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Maskless March: Pritzker to lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate for most public areas Feb. 28 — but not yet for schools

Masks won’t be required in grocery stores, restaurants and other gathering points, but they’ll still be required in hospitals, on mass transit and some other settings, including schools. The Chicago and Cook County public health departments indicated the city and suburbs would follow the state’s lead.

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