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James R. Thompson Center


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #402 of 506 attractions in Chicago
Traveller Description: Multi-colored building across from City Hall was built on the site of the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.  It houses Illinois State Offices (jncluding... more »
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Attraction type: Government building
Address: 100 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL

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3 of 5 stars
Toronto, Canada
28 Dec 2008

This building is kind of fun to look at but it generally considered an architectural disaster. The multi-cultured panels on the outside look like tack 1960's architecture, the shape is ungainly, and there are numerous engineering issue. When it opened, the upstair offices were impossibly hot. A newspaper article said someone saw a mouse running out of a copy machine... more

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James R. Thompson Center Address

100 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL