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    Google reportedly exploring purchase of iconic Jahn building in Chicago

    by Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune Jun 30, 2022 3 minutes
    People walk outside the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021, in Chicago. Google is reportedly negotiating to purchase the state-owned building.

    Google is reportedly negotiating to purchase the state-owned James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. If true, such a deal could spark a turnaround for the struggling LaSalle Street corridor, where many longtime businesses have recently departed, leaving behind huge vacancies.

    The state talked for years about selling the 1.2-million-square-foot office center and seemed to reach that goal when Chicago developer Michael Reschke agreed to buy it for $70 million. Reschke said he planned to spend nearly

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