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2016 Olympics Could Generate $22.5B For Chicago: Study

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz and John Pletz | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Winning the 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games would spark $22.5 billion in economic activity in Illinois, according to a new study prepared for the c...

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Chicago Olympic Village Site Set

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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Construction of a $1.1 billion Olympic Village will be moved to the campus of Michael Reese Hospital after all, now that the property owner has agreed...

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CTA to Eject Rush-Hour Riders?

Mike Doyle | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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Mike Doyle

The CTA remains adamant that its continuous-rider policy is not aimed at homeless people. But the hypocrisy behind the agency's policy is brutally evident.

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Chicago Olympic Village Could Still Be At Reese Hospital Site

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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It looks like the on-again, off-again plan to move the $1.1 billion Olympic Village to the campus of Michael Reese Hospital could be back on again. A...

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Daley Going To Turkey For Olympic Meeting

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley has traveled the world to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He's about to pile up even more frequent-flier mile...

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Chicago's Olympic Problem

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

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Would you be willing to give up use of a prized lane on the Kennedy Expressway and South Lake Shore Drive for two weeks to help Chicago win the 2016 O...

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2016 Olympics Panel Picks Chicago For First Stop

Chicago Tribune | Philip Hersh | Posted 11.21.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago will be the first city visited by the International Olympic Committee's 2016 Summer Games evaluation commission next year, according to a Chic...

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South And West Side Activists Demand Olympics Voice

CBS 2 | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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Community activists and labor groups protested Wednesday morning, demanding a say in Chicago's plans to win the 2016 Summer Olympics....

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How to Green the 2016 Chicago Olympics

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

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Jimmy Seidita

Like everyone else in Chicago watching the Beijing Olympic Games, I'm wondering how Chicago can pull off something like this in 2016. And I'm also wo...

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