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Illinois Buys West Loop Building in Move Away From Thompson Center, Pritzker Announces
The state of Illinois is purchasing a building in Chicago’s West Loop in an effort to reduce the state’s long-term real estate costs that will culminate in the long-awaited sale of the James R. Thompson Center downtown.
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‘Let us Play!': Illinois Prep Players Rally for Fall Sports
Parents and players protested Saturday outside a state building in Chicago, pleading with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift his fall ban on some popular high school sports. Players in jerseys and varsity jackets chanted, “Let us play!” outside the Thompson Center. “It’s our way of escape,” said Myles Mooyoung, a senior football player at Kenwood Academy High School in...
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More Than 3,400 Candles Lit in Honor of Illinois Nursing Home Coronavirus Victims
Vigils took place across several states Thursday to demand that safeguards be put in place to prevent more future deaths. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.
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More Than 3,400 Candles Lit in Honor of Illinois Nursing Home Coronavirus Victims
A total of 3,433 candles were lit outside Chicago’s Thompson Center Thursday — one candle for each coronavirus-related death at an Illinois nursing home. The vigil, which was organized by the Service Employees International Union, the union representing nursing home workers, was an effort to demand that safeguards be put in place to prevent more future deaths. The 3,433 lives…
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Widow of Slain Chicago Cmdr. Paul Bauer Sues Gun Website
The widow of fallen Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Wisconsin against online gun site that faciliatated the sale of the gun utilized to kill her husband.
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State Takes Another Step in Future Sale of Thompson Center
Illinois officials are inching closer to selling a downtown Chicago building that houses state government offices, announcing the selection Thursday of a project manager to oversee the sale.
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Big Obstacles Remain Before Chicago Gets Long-Awaited Casino
After years of pushing a Las Vegas-style casino to boost tourism and much-needed revenue, Chicago’s leaders seemingly hit the jackpot when Illinois lawmakers approved one as part of a massive gambling expansion.
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Chicago Teachers Rally Outside Thompson Center
The Chicago Teachers Union is wasting no time in asking for new mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attention. They held a demonstration at the Thompson Center calling it the Keeping the Promise: Rally for a Fair Contract.
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CPS Teachers Hold Rally at Thompson Center
the Chicago Teachers union is holding a rally Wednesday asking for Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attention to critical issues of school funding and labor negotiations. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story.
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Rauner Gives Guided Tour Of Thompson Center He Says Should Be Demolished
Available: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an entire city block in Chicago’s fabled Loop, a massive office building with its own CTA station in the basement. Phil Rogers reports.
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Pritzker Signs Law to Sell Iconic Thompson Center in Chicago
The state-owned James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago, hailed for its iconic architecture and derided for its functionality issues, is finally for sale.
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Memorial Service Marks Anniversary of Cmdr. Bauer's Death
On the one-year anniversary of his tragic death, Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer was remembered Wednesday in the city he died protecting.
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Memorial Service Marks Anniversary of Cmdr. Bauer's Death
On the one-year anniversary of his tragic death, Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer was remembered Wednesday in the city he died protecting. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Illinois Lottery Giving Away Mega Millions Tickets in Chicago Friday
As the Mega Millions jackpot reaches the $1 billion mark, the Illinois Lottery plans to celebrate by giving away hundreds of tickets outside of Chicago’s Thompson Center Friday.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
Will Friday finally be the day someone wins the Mega Millions? The jackpot is now nearing $1 billion. Sandra Torres reports.
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Thompson Center ‘Endangered'
A list of the 2018 most endangered historic places in Illinois was released on Wednesday—including several known Chicago sites in the suburbs.