Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

Chicago’s Olympic Bid

By Chris • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Features

The Chicago Olympic Bid took a large step forward when Chicago was named as one of four finalists in the competition to host the 2016 Olympic Games. I attended the rally held in Daley Plaza last Friday and it was fun to see the excitement and possibilities surrounding the event.


Chicago is an Olympic Finalist

By Chris • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Chicago News

Olympics.org – The International Olympic Committee announced today that Chicago (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Madrid (Spain) have made it on to the shortlist of cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Candidate Cities were accepted unanimously from seven Applicant Cities, which also included Prague (Czech Republic), Baku [...]