A Thompson Center teardown? Potential buyers of office center in Chicago want to demolish the building: [All Edition]

SPRINGFIELD - Some potential buyers of the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago are interested in tearing it down to build something else, state officials said Thursday.

While the teardown phenomenon is nothing new to the suburbs where McMansions sprout up amongst bungalows almost daily, demolishing an opulent 17-story office center at the corner of Clark and Randolph would take the practice to an unprecedented level.

In May, the governor and lawmakers agreed to sell the Thompson Center, tollway headquarters in Downers Grove and other property...