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Chicago Olympics Financial Guarrantee

City Council Votes To Put Taxpayers On Hook For Olympics Cost Overruns

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Bring on Da Games. The City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to take full financial responsibility if Chicago is awarded the 2016...

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Olympic Committee Report Finds No Clear Front Runner For 2016 Games

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago

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LONDON — The Rio bandwagon seems to be picking up speed. Rio de Janeiro's bid to take the Olympics to South America for the first time in 2016 g...

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Chicago Olympics Bid Dogged By Recession

New York Times | Monica Davey | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

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On a recent afternoon, Mayor Richard M. Daley delivered his annual speech on the condition of the city he has run for 20 years. Revenues may fall $250...

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Chicago Olympics Costs To Get Independent Audit

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago

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A well-known British consulting firm has been hired to conduct an independent review of the numbers behind the proposed 2016 Chicago Olympics....

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Under Fire, Daley Floats Larger Olympics Taxpayer Insurance Policy

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 07.29.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley said Saturday he wants a deal in which private insurance money would be tapped before public money if an Olympic Games in Chicago suffered...

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Daley Changes Tune On Olympics Funding Guarantee

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

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Facing a credibility problem over his Olympics plans, Mayor Daley sought to assure taxpayers today that the games would not cost them any additional m...

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Alderman Want Olympics Leaders To Come Clean On Costs

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago

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Several aldermen are demanding complete details about the city's proposed financial guarantee for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games so they can have them ...

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Chicago Olympic Bid Chief Downplays Taxpayer Burden, Reveals City Knew It Would Have To Ante Up

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago

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The head of Chicago's Olympic bid committee tried to calm anger Monday over Mayor Daley's disclosure last week that the city will sign a contract assu...

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