Nearly two decades after the state first considered a sale of the James R. Thompson Center, Google’s agreement to buy the iconic but controversial Loop building marks a key victory for both the ...

Long before the federal government sought to enshrine classical architecture as the national style, Helmut Jahn’s Thompson Center stood out as a truly idiosyncratic state-owned building. But despite ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- With the migrant crisis persisting and more and more buses coming to Chicago, some advocacy groups have set their sights on a downtown building they think could work as a temporary ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced the state has begun negotiations to sell the Thompson Center for $70 million, in a bid to preserve the iconic 17-story building designed by the ...

Helmut Jahn's controversial marvel is known for its soaring, glass-enclosed atrium. Photo by Mobilus In Mobili, via Flickr “The Thompson Center is obviously one of Helmut’s iconic statements,” says ...