Illinois’ comeback story starts here.

Jeffry Bedore

Jeffry Bedore

“I became a teacher 20 years ago. And back in those days, you went to a first day [orientation]. And while they were saying ‘here’s how the building is laid out, here’s the key,’ they said ‘here’s the form you sign to be in the union.’ It was an expectation of the job. “I got...

Pritzker allows state to put Thompson Center up for sale

Pritzker allows state to put Thompson Center up for sale

Including cash from an imagined Thompson Center sale in state budgets was so common it became a punchline. But Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law that finally puts the massive state office complex on the market.

By Vincent Caruso