Obama Promotes Chicago 2016
Just weeks before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, U.S. President Barack Obama will be …
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City Council Gives Green Light To Chicago 2016 Bid Financial Guarantee
The Chicago City Council voted unanimously, by a vote of 49-0, in favour of a full governmental financial guarantee for the city’s bid to host the 2016 …
City Council Committee Signs Off On Chicago 2016 Host City Contract
A city council committee approved Tuesday an ordinance that would authorize Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to sign the Olympics host city agreement that amounts …
Support For Chicago 2016 Lower – Poll
The Chicago Tribune reports support for Chicago’s 2016 Summer Olympic Games is lower, with residents sharply divided whether the city should host the …
USOC Congratulates IOC's Report, Applauds Chicago 2016
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) issued a press release saying it joins the Chicago 2016 bid committee in extending its gratitude and congratulations …
Chicago 2016 “Gratified” With IOC Evaluation Commission Report
Chicago 2016 Chairman and CEO Patrick G. Ryan said following the publication of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Evaluation Commission report, …
Chicago 2016 Insures Olympic Games
WGN reports Chicago 2016 is taking out $500 million worth of insurance so that tax payers won’t have to cover the costs of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. …
USOC Delays Olympic Television Network – Boost For Chicago 2016
Chicago 2016 got a boost with the announcement that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday that …
Chicago 2016 Summit To Address “Blue-Green” Games
Chicago 2016 and the City of Chicago are co-hosting the first Chicago Summit and Sustainability, on September 10-11. The two-day summit, led by Chicago …
Chicago 2016 – Obama, Fund Raising Success
Bloomberg reports U.S. President Barack Obama is weighing a trip to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Oct. 2 meeting in Copenhagen to support …