The federal government will pay $3.2 million to Chicago-based Berglund Construction Co. to demolish a vacant downtown building previously occupied by Foot Locker.
Demolition on the 11,000-square-foot building, located at 208-212 S. State St., is slated to begin this month and wrap up four to six weeks later.
The building has been empty since 2008 and is being torn down due to safety concerns, according to Tanya Schusler, a spokeswoman for the U.S. General Services Administration, which manages…