What is James R. Thompson Center?
[[File:James R. Thompson Center.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The 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]]. In 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/10/13/gov-rauner-puts-thompson-center-sale |title=Gov. Rauner Puts Thompson Center Up for Sale &#124; Chicago Tonight &#124; WTTW |publisher=Chicagotonight.wttw.com |date=2017-08-21 |accessdate=2017-11-18}}</ref> and again in 2017,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/02/17/us/politics/17reuters-illinois-budget.html?mtrref=undefined ]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 Department|Chicago Police]] Commander Paul Bauer was shot and killed by Shomari Legghetti, while Bauer was perusing a suspected outside of the Thompson Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-off-duty-officer-shot-downtown-20180213-story.html|title=Chicago police commander gunned down in Loop while pursuing a suspect|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 13, 2018|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Police-to-Announce-Charges-in-Shooting-Death-of-Beloved-Chicago-Police-Commander-474084563.html|title=Felon Wearing Body Armor 'Executed' Chicago Police Cmdr. After Struggle in Thompson Center Stairwell|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=February 14, 2018|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.state.il.us/cms/1_jrtc/default.htm Commerce, Culture, & State Offices Under Glass]