chicago one key players illinois unending financial plight extend peace offer republican governor bruce rauner friday open legislative avenue possible sale state main office build downtown chicago democratic house speaker michael madigan announce legislative committee would explore rauner request sell state age jam r. thompson center high-rise chicago famed loop business district madigan offer follow renew call week governor state dump age office build move say could yield much 220 million illinois deplete treasury cripple feud madigan rauner illinois limp record-setting second consecutive fiscal year without complete budget rauner democratic-led legislature allow state veer deep budgetary no-man land permit six-month fiscal 2017 budget expire dec. 31 technical question pertain sale remain intention work governor develop course action thompson center best serve interest people illinois madigan say statement long-serving house speaker say move keep commitment work cooperatively governor rauner spokeswoman say governor encourage speaker move call sale build good deal taxpayers open 1985 16-story thompson center house 2,000 government workers design award-winning architect helmut jahn name former illinois republican governor serve 14 years build face recur heat cool problems neglect state much three-decade lifespan october 2015 rauner say 100 million need defer maintenance repair contrast rid state complex would return new development chicago property tax roll perhaps generate 45 million annually city governor office say friday budget address wednesday rauner urge lawmakers permit build sale say could help close estimate 4.57 billion state budget deficit fiscal 2018 generate revenue elsewhere everyone benefit sale say city chicago stand gain major new property tax revenue along job come massive development illinois governor 's bid sell state-owned high-rise gain boost