Jim Thompson

This is an artist's rendering of a renovated John R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph St. in Chicago. JRTC Holdings has been identified as a potential buyer of the state-owned building. The closing date will be in the summer of 2022 followed by two years of renovations.

State of Illinois

Potential buyer identified for James R. Thompson Center

Beth Hundsdorfer

JRTC Holdings will enter negotiations with state for $70 million purchase

State of Illinois

Former Statehouse Journalist Remembers "Big Jim" Thompson

Sean Crawford

The longest serving governor in Illinois history died Friday. James R. Thompson was 84 Known as Big Jim for his stature (he stood 6'6"), he had a...

State of Illinois

Former Gov. James R. Thompson Dies

The Associated Press

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson has died. He was 84. Thompson's prosecutions of public officials in a state infamous for public corruption helped…