Chicago Olympic Bid

'Rio Won The Bid ...Chicago Did Not Lose': Former USOC Chief

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Usoc, Ioc, Jim Scherr, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Stephanie Streeter, Chicago News

NEW ORLEANS — The ousted CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said changing leadership and strained relations with international Olympic officials ...

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It's Hug a Conservative Week

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nobel Peace Prize, Keith Olbermann, Chicago Olympic Bid, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, George W. Bush, Politics News

It's not like President Obama gave an award to himself. The Nobel committee felt the U.S. president was deserving. And it's their football. In the end, it honors the man. It honors the nation.

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What Happened in Copenhagen (When We Went to Influence the IOC -- Again)

Tom Tresser | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, No Games Chicago, Chicago 2016, No Games Tokyo, Jacque Rogge, International Olympic Committee, Chicago Corruption, Mayor Daley, Obama Copenhagen, Ioc, Pat Ryan, Olympics, Chicago News

We had penetrated the multiple rings of security, outfaced the bureaucracy of the International Olympic Committee and stood our ground to deliver information that the mayor, the 2016 Committee and the entire business elite of Chicago didn't want to see and didn't want to acknowledge.

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Stephanie Streeter, USOC Chief, Leaving After Chicago Olympics Bust

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Usoc, Usoc Ceo, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, 2016 Olympics, Ioc, Stephanie Streeter, Larry Probst, Chicago News

Six months of shaky decisions and turmoil came to a head for the U.S. Olympic Committee on Wednesday when its acting CEO said she would step down, bri...

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A Post-Olympic Plan for a City Under Siege

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Arne Duncan, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Chicago Violence, Chicago Olympics, Cps, Louder Than a Bomb, Ron Huberman, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago News

The city will be abuzz with language and records of now from people who are normally never heard from, the youth. Seen and now heard. And safe.

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Daley: No Political Cost For Olympics Failure

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley today said he doesn't think the city's Olympic bid defeat will have any impact on his popularity and that he hasn't decided yet wh...

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Chicago Olympics Bid Chief: No Way To Beat Rio

Chicago Tribune | Kathy Bergen and Philip Hersh | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ioc, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Olympics, Rio 2016, Chicago Olympics, Rio Olympics, Pat Ryan, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Though Chicago's campaign for the 2016 Summer Games went down in flames in the first round of voting, there was nothing more the city could have done ...

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Burned by the IOC, But Not by Burnham: Lessons From the Collapse in Copenhagen

Andy Shaw | Posted 10.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Burnham Plan of Chicago, Chicago Olympic Bid, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Corruption, Mayor Daley, Daniel Burnham, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

With or without Daley at the helm, it's time to make some other big plans that have the power to stir all of our souls.

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Rio Wins! Good News for the Global South

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, Chicago Olympic Bid, Southern Hemisphere, Madrid Olympics, Brazil, Globalization, Tokyo Olympics, Emerging Markets, 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, World News

Countries like Brazil are now in a position to compete successfully in the athletic events that comprise the Games, and also to provide the venue for the competition.

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Chicago 2016 Closing Up Shop, Laying Off 57 By End Of Month

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVID ROEDER | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Olympics, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, World Sport Chicago, Chicago Olympic Committee, Chicago News

The organization that brought you all those banners, ads and fund-raising pitches for the 2016 Olympics in Chicago soon will pay the price for the cit...

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After Olympics Bust, What Will Come Of Chicago's Public Projects?

Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 10.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, Chicago Olympics Sites, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Civic leaders are hoping transportation, community development and urban planning improvements will stay on track now that Chicago is not hosting the ...

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IOC: McDonald's Won't Abandon Olympics Deal Over Chicago Snub

AP | GRAHAM DUNBAR | Posted 10.04.2009 | Chicago

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COPENHAGEN — The International Olympic Committee's marketing boss believes Chicago's rejection by Olympic voters will not affect the status of I...

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Olympics Loss Puts Daley On Defensive And Chicago Plans In Limbo

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago's dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amoun...

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Obama Told Olympics Trip Could Have Clinched Chicago's Bid: Jarrett

Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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In the run-up to the Olympics vote, the White House was getting a clear message from the architects of Chicago's bid: Balloting would be tight, and a ...

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The GOP was Right to Cheer Obama's Olympic Defeat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gan Violence, Gop, Chicago Olympic Bid, Derrion Albert Murder, Olympic Games, Black Murder Violence, President Obama, Politics News

The paid lobbyists, high profile PR firms, well-heeled corporate donors, high powered political connections, and major civic and industry groups happily designated Obama as their point man on the Olympics.

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Obama Blows the Olympics

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 10.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Obama, Cheney, Olympics, United Nations, Chicago, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Rio 2016, 2016 Olympics Chicago, Chicago 2016, Comedy News

Losing the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro just shows that Dick Cheney, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans have been right all along. Relying on reasoning, discussion and goodwill is bullshit.

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Ebert: Put Olympics Effort Toward Derrion Albert's Memory

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Olympics, Derrion Albert, Chicago Olympic Bid, Derrion Albert Murder, Chicago Youth Violence, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

We have lost the Olympics bid. Perhaps this is our opportunity to win Derrion Albert's bid. He was an honor student, not a gang member, not a drop out...

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Rio in 2016: A Great Consolation Prize for U.S. Hispanics With South American Ties

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago-Hispanics, South America, Chicago Olympic Bid, Rio 2016, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Lula, Olympics, Rio Olympics, Chicago News

Rio should be a tremendous source of pride for the millions of U.S.-born Hispanics whose familial roots stretch not only south of the border, but south of the hemisphere.

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'Disappointed' Daley Makes First Public Comments Since Losing Olympic Bid

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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About three hours after Chicago was eliminated from hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, Mayor Richard Daley made his first public statement, saying he was...

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Chicago Blues

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama, Chicago, Olympics, 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, 2016 Rio Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Ironically, the city most known for its hardball politics couldn't overcome the internal politics of the Olympic Committee to make it past the first round of voting for the 2016 Games.

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Obama 'Disappointed' At Chicago Olympics Loss (VIDEO)

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — (AP) President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people – including himself – who put "heart and soul" int...

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Axelrod Blames Chicago Loss On IOC Politics (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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White House aide David Axelrod thinks that internal politics at the International Olympic Committee are responsible for Chicago's unexpected early eli...

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Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Vote

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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COPENHAGEN — Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had...

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IOC Olympics Announcement Stuns Chicago (PHOTOS)

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — (AP) So much for Da Games. Chicago residents felt blindsided Friday as the International Olympic Committee quickly eliminated their h...

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2016 Olympics Vote: Chicago Dumped In First Round Shocker

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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COPENHAGEN — Chicago was expected to be one of the last two cities in the race. Instead, it was the first to go. In one of the biggest upsets i...

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