No Games on “Chicago Tonight”
No Games made an impression on “Chicago Tonight.” Listen to long-time sports writer Lester Munson back up our claims of cost overruns and mis-management!
Month: April 2009
Wise Man Says Olympics “An Illusion”
Leon Depres was fighting city hall before most of us were born. The 101-year old former dean of the independent alderman took some time to give us the wisdom of his decades of dealing with the Daley machine, “Hosting the Olympics,” he says, “is an illusion.” One that will help a few businessmen and hurt …
Avoid Vancouver, London Buyer’s Remorse – No Games!
From an online report, “Beijing’s Empty Venues reveal heavy Cost of Olympics” Post-Olympic financial problems are common for Olympic host cities, particularly for the host of the larger and more expensive Summer Games. Spending billions to host the two-week event, cities almost never make a profit and usually spend years paying off their Olympic-size debt. …
Tribune asks “Torched by the Olympics?”
The Tribune’s Steve Chapman wonders if the Olympics will be such a treat for Chicago. Representatives of the International Olympic Committee arrived last week to get a firsthand look at Chicago, one of four cities still in the running for the 2016 Summer Games. If locals are lucky, the IOC team will admire our architecture, …
“Protest Zones” – A taste of 2016 things to come…
From Chris Shaw, author of “Five Ring Circus – Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games” — No Games Chicago started the day looking for the IOC Technical Team at Washington Park. It turned out that they were inside the Du Sable Museum. Bob and I met up with some other NGC members, pulled out …
Stop by the Fairmont Hotel
Stop by the Fairmont Hotel at 200 N. Columbus Drive and drop off a letter for the IOC Evaluation Committee and its chairwoman, Nawal El Moutawakel. You can also fax the delegation at 312-856-1032. Let them know in your own words why you don’t want the 2016 Olympics to come to Chicago. Ask that they …
Hundreds Rally & March – “No Games!”
Thanks to the hundreds of No Gamers who showed up and made their voices heard! La_photo’s Flickr photos from the march Email your pictures from the rally and march to us at nogameschicago@gmail.com. Were you there? Tell us your comment or reaction to the rally here.
Chicago Says “NO!” to 2016
The poll was taken down after two days…
Text no2016 to 66937
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