Pat Ryan

Chicago Olympic Village Site Set

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


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...

CTA to Eject Rush-Hour Riders?

Mike Doyle | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago


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.

Chicago Olympic Village Could Still Be At Reese Hospital Site

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


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...

Obama Doesn't Make Chicago Olympics Front Runner: Bid Chief

AFP | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago


From AFP: The election of Illinois senator and Chicago resident Barack Obama does not make Chicago the front runner for the race to win the right ...

Daley Going To Turkey For Olympic Meeting

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


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...

Olympic Plans Hit Snag

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago


Faced with soaring demolition and environmental cleanup costs and a recalcitrant property owner, the Daley administration has broken off talks aimed a...

The Public Cost Of A Chicago Olympics

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 09.21.2008 | Chicago


The big news from Tuesday's mayoral budget hearing is that the Olympics are back to being free. That's right: building, staging, and removing the ven...