DOGE announces closures of 6 Central IL buildings

https://www.wcia.com/news/state-news/doge-announces-closures-of-6-central-il-buildings/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR09rU945q4sNsH6VC1yGa71h5UX7-ODx0yi3E5VYwen0lwFGM2A7l2dJ9I_aem_llcvheUD9MKc7GOU-lPYbQ

created by uiuc-liberal on 09/03/2025 at 15:36 UTC

185 upvotes, 13 top-level comments (showing 13)

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Comment by Polkawillneverdie17 at 09/03/2025 at 15:53 UTC

233 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Keep this in mind and see who buys up the properties and what they pay for them.

Comment by sourdoughcultist at 09/03/2025 at 15:38 UTC

62 upvotes, 4 direct replies

With what authority exactly

Comment by Sagemel at 09/03/2025 at 16:07 UTC

14 upvotes, 1 direct replies

The IRS tax assistance building in Quincy is closing too

Comment by geraxpetra at 09/03/2025 at 15:47 UTC

24 upvotes, 4 direct replies

As if Central IL doesn’t have enough problems… I recently drove through the area and the only word I can find to describe it was depressed

Comment by NBSTAV at 09/03/2025 at 16:41 UTC

10 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The same buildings that they want workers- the ones they didn’t fire- to return to, right?

Ready-Fire-Aim is a great approach when you wanna turn your $44B social media company into an $11B one; doing that to a government has *FuckYou* levels of consequences.

Comment by Blitzking11 at 09/03/2025 at 16:32 UTC

6 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I’m sure the Republican representatives in the area will push back on this!!

Rep. Travis Weaver, your constituents are about to lose access to critical government buildings and jobs. Are you going to be a MAGA chud or are you actually represent your constituents?

Comment by Connect-War6612 at 09/03/2025 at 16:10 UTC

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Do you think Musk’s ego is massive enough that he’d try to fire state employees? I know it’s an irrational thought, but it’s something that’s lingered in my mind.

Comment by SDC83 at 09/03/2025 at 20:12 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Their wealthy friends are going to buy them at a discounted price and then lease them back to the government. This is such an obvious scam!

Comment by Inspirata1223 at 10/03/2025 at 01:02 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Does anybody know what buildings are being targeted ?

Comment by FalconEducational260 at 10/03/2025 at 00:27 UTC

0 upvotes, 0 direct replies

https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s/iPBzyGqZms

was posted 3 days ago already

Comment by Intcompowex at 10/03/2025 at 02:21 UTC

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Good deal.

Comment by Dudesgrowin at 10/03/2025 at 03:10 UTC

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Good. Central illinois is the armpit of America.

Take every building in decatur while youre at it.

Comment by Dudesgrowin at 10/03/2025 at 03:21 UTC

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The entire state of illinois is blight from when manufacturing left. Between ADM moving to chicago, cat to Waco, firestone gone etc. Thats just decatur.

Central illinois has some of the most vacated commercial real estate from anywhere else ive lived.

Danville, decatur, peoria, springfield, you name it. Its falling apart.