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July 23, 2009 / Chicago 2016

Citizens Finally have Their Say

Ben Joravsky chronicles the 2016 community meetings in The Chicago Reader: In a more perfect democracy, the campaign to host the 2016 Olympic Games would have been the subject of intense public scrutiny from the moment Mayor Daley proposed it three years ago. The financial projections would’ve been scrutinized by independent-minded aldermen and their whiz-kid …

July 12, 2009 / Chicago 2016

Join No Games and IVI-IPO – “No Blank Check!”

The Independent Voters of Illinois-Indenpdent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO) has joined No Games Chicago in opposing Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. From their email newsletter: The recent revelation that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) host city contract will require the City of Chicago to be liable for all cost overruns puts city residents in a …

July 4, 2009 / Chicago 2016

If Your Alderman Is NOT On This List…

As reported online by the Chicago Tribune: Earlier this week, Ald. Manuel Flores (1st) introduced an ordinance to cap the city’s liability for 2016 Olympics losses at $500 million. It was a response to Daley’s meeting with IOC officials in Switzerland on June 17. Afterward, he told the Tribune he would sign a host city contract putting …

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