James R. Thompson Center

The James R. Thompson Center is a dome shaped building that is about 93 meters to the top of the building. It is a building of house offices of the state of Illinois. The center was named after Governor James R. Thompson in 1993. It opened in 1985. It is located in Chicago, Illinois.

The James R. Thompson Center

In 2015,[1] and again in 2017,[2] Governor Bruce Rauner also proposed selling the property, and a legislative committee to explore his request was announced by Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan in February 2017.

On February 13, 2018, Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer was shot and killed by Shomari Legghetti, while Bauer was perusing a suspected outside of the Thompson Center.[3][4]

References

"Gov. Rauner Puts Thompson Center Up for Sale | Chicago Tonight | WTTW". Chicagotonight.wttw.com. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
"Chicago police commander gunned down in Loop while pursuing a suspect". Chicago Tribune. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
"Felon Wearing Body Armor 'Executed' Chicago Police Cmdr. After Struggle in Thompson Center Stairwell". NBC. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

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Skyscrapers in Chicago
Skyscrapers over 400m	Willis Tower • Trump International Hotel and Tower • Tribune East Tower (Approved)
Skyscrapers over 300m	Aon Center • 875 North Michigan Avenue • Franklin Center • Two Prudential Plaza • St. Regis • 400 Lake Shore Drive (proposed) • One Chicago Square (under construction)
Skyscrapers over 250m	Wolf Point South Tower (under construction) • 311 South Wacker Drive • 900 North Michigan • Water Tower Place • Chase Tower • Park Tower • One Prudential Plaza • Aqua • The Legacy at Millennium Park • Harbor Point • One Bennett Park • NEMA • 1000M (proposed)
Skyscrapers over 200m	111 South Wacker Drive • 77 West Wacker Drive • 340 on the Park • Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower • One Museum Park • Waldorf Astoria Chicago • One Magnificent Mile • Three First National Plaza • 300 North LaSalle • 181 West Madison Street • 330 North Wabash • Olympia Centre • 150 North Riverside Chicago • 200 North Riverside Plaza • Wolf Point East Tower (under construction) • 725 West Randolph (proposed)
Skyscrapers over 150m	Chicago Board of Trade Building • Chicago Title & Trust Building • Olympia Centre • Crain Communications Building • Richard J. Daley Center • Waterview Tower • Marina City • CNA Center • 155 North Wacker • 35 East Wacker • Tribune Tower • Pittsfield Building • Carbide & Carbon Building • Boeing International Headquarters • 55 East Erie Street • Civic Opera House • The Parkshore • Palmolive Building • Chicago Temple Building • One South Dearborn • 190 South LaSalle Street • The Fordham • One Museum Park West • Madison Plaza • Millennium Centre • Chicago Place • 353 North Clark • NBC Tower • One North Wacker • The Heritage at Millennium Park • River East Center • Lake Point Tower • Inland Steel Building • Metropolitan Tower • Mather Tower • Kluczynski Federal Building • Citigroup Center • Hyatt Center • Leo Burnett Building • 191 North Wacker
Skyscrapers over 100m	333 Wacker Drive • Wrigley Building • Skybridge • Plaza 440 • Joffrey Tower • 333 North Michigan • Merchandise Mart • InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile • Allerton Hotel • Regents Park • Time-Life Building • Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
Skyscrapers under 100m	James R. Thompson Center • Chicago City Hall
Abandoned Skyscrapers	Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment • Chicago Spire • The Illinois • Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle

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