Podcast appearances and mentions of James R Thompson

Gov. Pritzker strikes a deal to sell the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, then signs a bill repealing the Parental Notification of Abortion Act. Unemployment falls but COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Peter Hancock and Beth Hundsdorfer discuss.

Gov. JB Prtizker on Wednesday announced plans to sell the James R. Thompson Center for $70 million to a real estate development group that would preserve the building. Reset takes a closer look at plans for the Helmut-Jahn designed building.

Reset gets an update on efforts to save the James R. Thompson Center from being demolished.

The James R. Thompson Center was nominated for the national register of historic places. Landmarks Illinois Advocacy Director Lisa Dichiera joins John and discusses what's next for the Thompson Center.

Renowned architect Helmut Jahn’s untimely death has sparked new debate over the sale of his iconic James R. Thompson Center located in the heart of the Loop. Jahn was killed Saturday in a bicycle accident in Kane County. He was 81. Reset brings on architecture writer Lee Bey for more on Jahn’s legacy and the future of the Thompson Center.

Less than one week after Gov. JB Pritzker announced the James R. Thompson Center was for sale, its architect was tragically killed in a biking accident. Helmut Jahn's most famous building in Chicago has also been a source of controversy. It's been derided for its retro colors, its inefficient heating and cooling system, and its spaceship-like facade among neo-classical architecture. But Jahn's designs were integral in ushering a new era of design known as post-modernism. We discuss Jahn's legacy and style with one architecture buff who says Chicago had never seen anything like the Thompson Center when it was first built. Guest: Lee Bey, Photographer, former Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic, author, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side (Second to None: Chicago Stories) (@LEEBEY) Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm

There’s been a lot happening in the 42nd ward lately. Ald. Brendan Reilly joined Bob Sirott to talk about what took place in this weeks city council meeting, the zoning on the James R. Thompson Center. speeding cameras on Lake Shore Drive and much more. Plus he shares an update on the man accused of jumping […]

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they reminisce about covering former Gov. James R. Thompson, the state's longest serving governor from 1977 to 1991, who passed away last Friday. They also take a look at the decision of the board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to remove the statues of Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard from the Illinois Capitol grounds and what that means for the other artwork and statues inside the Capitol.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More schools are planning to start fall classes remotely. We'll find out what might be different from the spring when there was an abrupt shift to online learning. The college experience this year won't be what many students expected. We'll talk with some incoming freshmen. And we remember former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson. That and more on this episode of Statewide.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes Ward Miller, Executive Director of Preservation Chicago about this year’s most endangered buildings including The James R. Thompson Center, Jackson Park, The Union Station Power House and more.

The James R. Thompson Center has new support thanks to a Chicago society interested in protecting the historic building. Architect and member Jonathan Solomon explains to John why Chicagoans need to save the Center. Visit: http://preservationchicago.com

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg break down Gov. Pritzker’s broken leg and the scope of what has happened this year with nearly 600 bills signed including recent bills dealing with small pharmacy protections and outlawing smoking in cars with children. They also dive into the state’s Department of Central Management Services announcement that they will issue a request for proposals seeking “an array of technical and project management expertise” to sell the state’s Helmut Jahn-designed James R. Thompson Center. 

The effort to legalize marijuana in Illinois looks significantly more likely to take than states like New Jersey which had a willing governor, but a somewhat divided legislative caucus. https://www.elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx To contact the Governor's Office, please use the following information: Springfield Office of the Governor 207 State House Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831 Chicago Office of the Governor James R. Thompson Center 100 W. Randolph, 16-100 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-814-2121 Governor’s Office of Constituent Affairs Help Line: Phone: 217-782-0244 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iamcannabissativapodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iamcannabissativapodcast/support