Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member for the United States Anita DeFrantz has claimed that Chicago did an “extraordinary job” with its much-criticised bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games... More >
NBC reports President Barack Obama may be clearing his domestic calendar in order to attend the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in Copenhagen October 2 when the hos...More>
U.S. President Barack Obama is sending his wife Michelle to Copenhagen next month to urge Olympics organizers to select Chicago to host the 2016 Games.
The White House said...More>
Organisers of Chicago's bid to stage the 2016 Olympics are still anxiously waiting to know whether United States President Barack Obama will join them in presenting their fina...More>
The United States Olympic Committee has conceded it badly miscalculated the angry IOC response to its plans for an Olympic television network but believes the row will not aff...More>
A city council committee approved Tuesday an ordinance that would authorize Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to sign the Olympics host city agreement that amounts to an open-ended ...More>
A group of hospitality industry professionals hosted a rally yesterday and presented thousands of signatures on a petition in support of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic...More>
The four bid cities competing to host the 2016 summer Olympics are locked in a tight race with no clear frontrunner emerging from the International Olympic Committee's evaluat...More>
Chicago’s chief organizer for its 2016 Olympics bid, Patrick Ryan, said the city will have an insurance plan protecting against cost overruns by the end of the month.
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The U.S. House of Representatives Friday threw its support behind Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Rep. Judy Biggert said, "the City of Big Shoulders is re...More>
The British consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting has been hired to conduct an independent review of the numbers behind the proposed Chicago 2016 Summer Olympic Games bid, reports...More>
The Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precint Organization (IVI-IPO) has joined No Games Chicago to oppose Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
In a s...More>
Beyond Sport has announced that Chicago has been selected to be the host city for the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards in 2010.
The inaugural Beyond Sport event was held in ...More>
Chicago's Olympics bid committee is increasing its efforts to convince Chicagoans the summer Olympic Games would be a financial success if they come here, Chicago 2016 Preside...More>
When former UN Ambassador Andrew Young thinks back to how Atlanta clinched the 1996 Olympics, one word comes to mind: Africa.
"We got them to vote for us in a bloc, on the...More>
