08/02/22: How the Google-Thompson Center deal came together

Google plans to buy the Thompson Center in a deal that would bring new life to the downtown office building. Crain’s reporters Danny Ecker and John Pletz talk with host Amy Guth about how the deal happened and what it could mean for the Loop. Plus: City seals multiyear Lollapalooza deal; Boeing and former CEO sued by investment companies over losses associated with Max debacle; Gov. Pritzker signs order to establish opioid crisis settlement office; and rising food prices in food deserts are a one-two punch for some of Chicago's poorest residents.

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