Chicago Olympics

Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Vote

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


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...

IOC Olympics Announcement Stuns Chicago (PHOTOS)

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


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

Sam Stein

Conservatives Revel In Obama's Olympic Bid Failure

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics in the first round of voting caps a week of conservative attacks against President Obama for personally...

2016 Olympics Vote: Chicago Dumped In First Round Shocker

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


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...

2016 Olympics Announcement: Chicago Eliminated In First Round Shocker (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


In a major upset, Chicago was eliminated in the first round of IOC voting for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Tokyo, considered the underdog at the outset, ...

President Obama, Michelle Obama's 2016 Olympics Speeches: Full Transcript

Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made separate speeches to the International Olympic Committee in support of Chicago's bid for the...

Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid and the School Children Killings

Charles Butler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


Charles Butler

It seems to me that President Obama and Mayor Daley are more concerned about securing the Olympics for the city of Chicago than the safety of the CPS students in the city.

Obamas, Chicago, Aim For Heartstrings In Final 2016 Olympics Pitch

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


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...

Obama's Olympics Speech: 'I Urge You To Choose Chicago' (VIDEO)

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — (AP) Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summe...

Chicago-Rio Olympic Battle Is "Close As Hell"

CNN Political Ticker | Ed Henry | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


As First Lady Michelle Obama and talk show host Oprah Winfrey wrapped up a day of furious behind-the-scenes lobbying of International Olympic Committe...

Bill Bennett On Olympics In Chicago: "I'm Actually For Rio... In Chicago It's Fat People Eating" (VIDEO)

Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


Conservative commentator Bill Bennett certainly didn't endear himself to the residents of Chicago during a recent appearance on CNN's "The Situation R...

2016 Olympics Announcement: Hours Before The IOC Vote, It's Too Close To Call

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...

Chicago Olympics Bid Looms Large For Embattled USOC

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who...

Oprah, Michelle Obama Light Up Copenhagen: Star Power Enough For Chicago's Olympic Bid? (PHOTOS)

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — (AP) Want a picture with Oprah? She's holding court in the restaurant. Interested in talking to a Dream Teamer or a Perfect 10? Dav...

2016 Olympics Bid: Obama's Presence Levels The Playing Field In Copenhagen

GlobalPost | Mark Starr | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


By Mark Starr BOSTON -- President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Thursday to lobby International Olympic Commission voters on behalf of ...

Copenhagen: Obama Better Go Back

Naomi Klein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


Naomi Klein

If Obama skips Copenhagen in December, after making time to go there to promote the Olympics, he will be saying something chilling about his commitment to battling global warming.

Chicago Favored To Host 2016 Olympics, Rio Close Second

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...

Sam Stein

Chicago Olympic Committee Members Bundled Nearly $2M For Obama Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


As President Barack Obama gets set to travel to Copenhagen Thursday night to make the case that Chicago should host the 2016 Olympics, good government...

Michelle Obama: Crime Won't Hurt Chicago Olympic Bid

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


First Lady Michelle Obama, off to Copenhagen on Tuesday night to lobby for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid, said the rash of crime in Chicago won't hurt th...

Michelle Obama Makes Chicago Olympics Presence Felt In Copenhagen

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — Having one-on-one VIP meetings, dining with dignitaries and stars, flattering Olympic officials by taking notice of the little thin...

Quinn's Olympics Agenda: Kissing Babies, Basketball With Dikembe Mutombo

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


Gov. Pat Quinn will join Chicago's Olympic delegation in Copenhagen and said one of his main jobs will be "kissing as many babies as possible."...

What Rivalry? Brazil's Lula Says He Urged Obama To Make Olympics Trip

AP | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — Brazil's president says he's not worried that U.S. President Barack Obama is coming to Denmark to lobby that Chicago and not Rio de...

Chicago Olympics Bid Brings Protests, Opposition (PHOTOS)

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — (AP) The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some ar...

Jason Linkins

Obama Trip To Copenhagen Sparks Olympic-Sized Derangement

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Of course, if you are not concerned about the awesomely ruinous opportunity cost to safety and prosperity that a brief jaunt to Denmark represents, surely you are worried about all the Chicago Machine Olympic corruption.

Six Arrested At Chicago Olympics Protest

NBC Chicago | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


Six people were arrested at a small anti-Olympic protest Tuesday night in Daley Plaza....