Redevelopment of the Thompson Center gets underway

Developers have begun the long-awaited transformation of the James R. Thompson Center into a high-tech home for Google, a move heralded by state and city officials as a new beginning for downtown Chicago, which is still struggling with empty offices and storefronts. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a Monday news conference that Google’s arrival could bring some magic back to the Central Loop. “Google is one of Chicago’s great corporate citizens, and we are so proud to see it become …