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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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2022

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.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Google taking over Thompson Center from the state

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

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.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 30, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2022