All Entries Tagged With: "2016 Summer Olympics Chicago"
Northerly Island Development Plans Shift
Before Chicago lost to Rio de Janeiro in the Olympic contest, the Park District was eyeing how to develop the 91-acre man-made island east of Soldier Field, while making the former site of Meigs Field a temporary home for Olympic venues for beach volleyball, the canoe and kayak slalom courses and even an observation point [...]
Rio de Janeiro Wins! Chicago Stunned.
Shocking to many Americans with so many positives echoed throughout the media and odds-makers about Chicago’s chances, Rio de Janeiro earns the honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. As the first round of voting concluded, the entire city of Chicago watched stunned as it received the fewest amount of votes and was eliminated [...]
2016 Summer Olympic Decision Day
You probably remember well where you were on September 11, 2001, when you first heard of the attacks on the World Trade Center towers. Depending on your age (we won’t ask), you may also remember exactly where you were to watch the moon landing, or maybe you remember the place where you heard the news [...]
2016 Summer Olympic Host City Candidate: Tokyo
Reports this week in Copenhagen paint Tokyo as a calm but confident participant in the events leading up to the International Olympic Committee’s October 2nd host city selection decision . The Japanese have neither created a press frenzy like Oprah Winfrey nor burst into passionate song like the green-coated Brazilians. Tokyo is definitely seeing green, [...]
2016 Summer Olympic Host City Candidate: Rio de Janeiro
Who will the International Olympic Committee like better – Pelé or Oprah? The official countdown clock to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in Chicago says it’s just two days before both will appear before the IOC Selection Committee as members of the 60-person delegations from their respective cities. Pele, however, may have one advantage: the [...]
