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CHICAGO'S 2016 OLYMPIC BID

In April 2007, Chicago was selected as the U.S.’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games. Chicago is now competing with three international cities for the honor of being the host city for the 2016 Olympics. This topic will cover the business of the 2016 games, including the impact they could have on both the Chicago an U.S. economies throughout the bid process.

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Photo Gallery: Obama's Neighbor's Housemore

Cliche Halloween Costumes of 2009 (10) Whose eyes are these, anyway? (40) Celebrity Rumors: Not Dead Yet (12) Chicago...

They’d better start now. Brazil, that is. On greening the 2016 Olympic...more

on 2009 expectations rather than on what Brazilians and the world community will expect in 2016. During their Olympic...

Patrick Ryan, leader of Chicago's failed Olympic bid, to become chairm...more

Patrick Ryan, the leader of Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid, will continue efforts to promote amateur athletics by assuming...

Doug Arnot to be Olympic overlord after London 2012 chiefs look to Ame...more

football World Cup at 1994, was chief executive of USA Rugby and more recently was senior vice-president for Chicago's...

Post-Olympic event: Damage controlmore

back-to-basics approach. Heck, they call for damage control. Damage control is not a glamorous activity, like hosting...

Tokyo's failed Olympic bid facing budget hangovermore

The Yomiuri Shimbun Following Tokyo's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics, the city might have salt rubbed in its...

Chicago 2016 Olympic flags remain, three weeks after bid was lostmore

Photos: Olympic vote Scott Stantis Chicago 2016 Olympic bid cartoons Photos Photos: Bid Book Olympic mascots Video...

Take a bow, Chicagomore

The city of Chicago has had a rough time of it in the year or so since it stood at the centre of the world, under the...

Brazil Pledges Olympic Security After Rio Violencemore

Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics, despite drug-gang violence that...

Grammar in Olympics story…more

Chicago go out in first round of 2016 Olympics voting COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Chicago were eliminated after the...

Silver: IOC is rigged against USAmore

Rio was picked Friday to host the 2016 Olympics. The decision was a political embarrassment for President Barack Obama,...

Chicago 2020more

I would like to tell everyone that lives in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin how disappointed I am that Chicago didn't...

Chicago never stood a chance against Rio's naked womenmore

TV VIEW: WATCHING THE American channels last week, we detected that native support for Chicago?s Olympic bid was a bit...

Brazil: Do Olympics Make It a Better Investment?more

A reader left a question asking what I thought about the iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (EMIF), a client...

Economic Benefits of Hosting Olympics Are Fewmore

There’s one lingering question about President Barack Obama’s visit to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic...

Chicago 2016 Olympics: Chicago's children deserve Olympian effort, toomore

On election night last November, Chicago was stage-set as the world watched. Grant Park teemed with people of different...

Tokyo's Chances Fade for 2016 Olympicsmore

Tokyo once was considered a front-runner to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Japan hasn't hosted a Summer Games...

Chicago 2016 Olympics: President Barack Obama keeps everyone guessing ...more

Barack Obama goes for the gold -- and sprints to Copenhagen to try to close the sale for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid --...

Aldermen put taxpayers on hook for Olympicsmore

The Chicago City Council today granted approval without a single dissenting vote to an ordinance that puts taxpayers on...

Brazil can afford World Cup and Olympics, says president Lulamore

The International Olympic Committee is to make a final decision on October 2 about the location of the 2016 Olympics,...

Want to put your stamp on old Chicago post office? | Photosmore

centerpiece of the old U.S. post office building. The building will be auctioned off in late August. (Chicago Tribune...

Is Chicago An Olympics Kind Of Town?more

States is the heavy favorite. Can we hang on down the stretch this next time against Brazil? Can Chicago beat out Rio...

Michael Jordan to appear in TV spots backing Chicago 2016more

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan will assume a more visible presence in the city's 2016 Olympic bid campaign when he...

A burden on spiritsmore

highest in the nation. With millions being spent to boost tourism in hopes of winning a 2016 Summer Olympic bid, now is...

Hope in Chicago market as Obama backs Olympics bidmore

Prices in Americas third largest city have fallen by 25 per cent but the prospect of hosting the 2016 Olympics is...

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