Google said it will expand in Chicago by acquiring an underused government-owned building from the state of Illinois in a deal that may help the city s downtown recover from the economic losses brought on by the pandemic.
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.
The state of Illinois has finalized a deal to sell the James R. Thompson Center, which will be redeveloped to house the Chicago headquarters of Google.