PROTEST CHICAGO’S OLYMPIC BID TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 5:30PM at CITY HALL (121 N. LaSALLE ST.) RSVP using Facebook LET THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE KNOW THAT CHICAGOANS DO NOT WANT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. The City of Chicago currently has a $500 million budget gap. Chicago public schools are being closed and the CTA is crumbling. The …
This news clip shows the amazing events of Wednesday, September 16 when Mayor Daley went to the White House with his 2016 road show and the President spoke out for the bid and announced his wife would be going to Copenhagen on October 2 to lobby the IOC. Then the clip reports on the Mayor …
It’s 30 days to October 2, when the IOC will vote on which city will host the 2016 Olympics! (orignally posted on September 2) No Games Chicago is seeking 300 Champions to donate at least $30 so we can sprint to the finish! 300 donors in 30 days! We can do it! Listen to No …
Surprising no one, the Chicago City Council voted this afternoon (Wednesday, September 9) unanimously to approve Mayor Daley’s blank check for the 2016 Olympics. Mayor Daley wanted this bid and to have a competitive Olympic bid you have to sign a blank check. The Mayor knew this. The 2016 Committee knew this. No Games Chicago …
As reported in the Chicago Tribune: Chicago’s final fundraiser for its 2016 Olympic bid drew the biggest crowd yet, but raised only about $5 million Wednesday evening, the lowest tally of three major events aimed at luring private cash. The sum was raised from 3,600 supporters, or more than 1,000 more than attended last year’s …
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No Games Chicago has creatred a new section of its web site, “Important Documents,” where you can link to and download important reference material about the 2016 Committee, No Games Chicago and the Olympics. You will find the proposed legislation that would cap Chicago’s Olympic waste at $500 million, the secret briefing material that was …
On Sunday, June 14 a small group of No Games organizers left Chicago to fly seven time zones to the east to reach Lausanne, Switzerland. Our intention is to meet with the International Olympic Committee to tell them why Chicago should not be awarded the 2016 games. Read all about our visit on our special …
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They have $40 million to dupe Chicago into approving the games. Click here to donate to No Games via PayPal. We’d like to take an ad out in the Sun-Times, print up flyers, rent sound equipment for a rally, pay for a direct mailling and send a videographer to Vancouver to interview people who know …