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 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 …
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Chicago 2016 wants the State of Illinois to increase its financial guarantee for Chicago’s 2016 Summer Olympic Games bid. Bid officials want the state to increase its financial guarantee from the $150 million in taxpayer funds pledged in 2007 by former Governor Rod Blagojevich to $250 million, reports CBS Chicago. And the Governor has agreed. …
Crain’s Chicago Business chronicled the big donors to the 2016 Olympic Committee. Surprise, the list is full of firms and Fat Cats who do millions of dollars of business with the city. Download the article (Word file).
The Chicago Tribune ran a great item on “Picking face of Games” looking at great suggestions for the Chicago Olympic mascot. Here are three of our favorites. Vote on your favorite or email us a sketch of your own idea – nogameschicago@gmail.com.
A few hundred million here, a few hundred million there. It adds up. $730 million is how much the city is committed to spending on the Olympics THAT WE KNOW OF. How would spend $730 million to improve Chicago? VOTE ON THIS POLL BY CLICKING THE IMAGE. Poll Answers