Pritzker, State A Step Closer To Sale Of Thompson Center
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced a major step toward the sale of the James L. Thompson Center in the Loop.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced a major step toward the sale of the James L. Thompson Center in the Loop.
"People all over Illinois are working to save special places that help tell the unique stories and history of their neighborhoods despite the many challenges that stand in their way."
Preservationists love the design but tenants have complained of year-round temperature problems and the building has not been maintained.
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One year after Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer was killed as he pursued a suspect at the Thompson Center, hundreds gathered to honor the fallen officer.
Clark Street is closed between Lake and Randolph streets as Chicago Fire Department crews respond to a propane tank leak in a parking garage at Clark and Lake streets, in the Chicago Loop.
Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson called returning to the Thompson Center difficult.
Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer gave up his life in service to the city, and his brothers and sisters in blue were paying tribute to their longtime friend Wednesday morning, a day after he was gunned down by an assailant in the Loop.
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"I think he is congenitally incapable of saying, 'Yes,'" the Chicago mayor told reporters Thursday.
Mayor Emanuel was not impressed with the governor's plan to give future property tax revenue from any sale of the Thompson Center to CPS.
Chicago Public Schools are taking center stage in the plans to sell the state-owned building.
Downtown Chicago's state government Thompson Center building is on top of this year's Landmarks Illinois "Most Endangered Historic Places" list.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel suggested Gov. Bruce Rauner is making almost everything difficult in Springfield, including efforts to sell the James R. Thompson Center, which now houses state offices in Chicago.
Three officers helped save the life of a woman who overdosed on heroin on Thursday in a restroom at the Thompson Center, said Illinois State Police.
The "Building for the Future" event honored the contributions of African Americans in Illinois. Governor Bruce Rauner attended the program.
Get it done. That's the message some Chicagoans are hoping to send to state lawmakers on Tuesday; at issue, whether schools will open in the fall if the state can't come to a budget agreement.
The teens blamed Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the continuing problem.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is looking into moving his Chicago office from the James R. Thompson Center to the Michael A. Bilandic Building across the street.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced plans to ask state lawmakers to allow him to unload the costly Thompson Center in the Loop, and move 2,200 state employees to other office space.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports the Rauner administration is moving full speed ahead to see if it really makes sense to sell the James R. Thompson Center and move more than 2,000 state employees elsewhere.
Hundreds of parents and daycare providers gathered at the Thompson Center on Friday to call on state lawmakers to restore funding to the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program.
Demonstrators filled up the area around the Thompson Center and the Daley Center on Monday, for competing rallies – one in support of Israel, the other in support of Palestinians.
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Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
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CBS 2 is partnering with local schools for the United Way’s April Food Day.
Chicago police said last Sunday, a 35-year-old woman was walking on Carpenter Street from Randolph Street when a man grabbed her from behind.
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CBS 2 is partnering with local schools for the United Way’s April Food Day.
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Both Valparaiso and Porter County Sheriff's police were involved.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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Indiana State, Porter County Sheriff's, and Valparaiso police officers saturated the neighborhood where it all happened Thursday afternoon.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
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