No Games Chicago Protests City’s Olympic Bid
About 250 protestors marched outside of Chicago’s City Hall on Tuesday night in opposition to the city’s bid to land the 2016 Olympic Games. Many of the protestors were from the group No Games Chicago,...
View ArticleDePaul Coverage of Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid
Radio DePaul will have reports, interviews and updates throughout the day Friday from the 2016 Olympic bid event in Daley Plaza. DePaulia Sports Editor Pat Flynn, reporting from Copenhagen, interviews...
View ArticleChicago 2016 Olympic Presentation Complete
Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid made their presentations to the International Olympic Committee Friday in Copenhagen. Chicago, the first city to present, counted heavily on presentations by...
View ArticleChicago 2016 Bid Eliminated in First Round by IOC
In a major surprise, Chicago’s bid to land the 2016 Olympic Games ended in the first round of the International Olympic Committee’s voting. Tokyo also has been eliminated. Rio de Janeiro and Madrid...
View Article2016 Olympic Bid: Chicago Media Coverage
By Emily Torem Following a surprising loss by Chicago in the first round of voting, media outlets quickly recoil their hopeful home pages. Check back for more stories and updates. Chicago Tribune:...
View ArticleSome Remain Upbeat in Chicago Olympic Defeat
By Caitlin Hacker and Manuel Argueta Chicago may have lost the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games but the spirits of many interviewed at Daley Plaza on Friday were still high. Daley Plaza was packed with...
View ArticleOlympic Loss a Downer in Daley Plaza
By Kevin Dempsey and Jake Scott It went from high hopes, to the lowest of lows Friday as Chicago lost its bid for the 2016 Olympics with a last-place finish. Outside of Daley Plaza, a crowd gathered to...
View ArticleChicagoans Disappointed Over IOC’s Decision
By Kelly McMahon Minnie Hubbard came to Daley Plaza on Friday expecting to celebrate. Instead, she was left wondering what happened to Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid. “I lost my thoughts,” Hubbard said of...
View ArticleSlideshow: 2016 Olympic Event at Daley Plaza
ChicagoStorytelling’s Poppy Peterson, Jake Scott, Forrest Davis, Caitlin Hacker and Kevin Dempsey shot photos of the scene at Daley Plaza on Friday morning as Chicagoans reacted to the city’s early...
View ArticleVideo: Chicagoans React to 2016 Olympic Defeat
ChicagoStorytelling’s Forrest Davis and Katie Karpowicz interviewed people at Daley Plaza Friday about the city’s stunning first-round elimination in the 2016 Olympic bid decision by the International...
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