Is Illinois undermining Thompson Center’s chance of survival? The state agency charged with selling the building says it's not aware of any eligibility for preservation tax credits, despite another state agency confirming that eligibility a dozen years ago. Serhii Chruky The Illinois state agency charged with unloading the James R. Thompson Center is inadvertently hurting the possibility of developers rehabbing the building instead of tearing it down. Crain’s reported this week that in request for proposals released on May 5, the Illinois Department of Central Management Services did not include a mention that the colorful Randolph Street building might be eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.