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- Watch a collection of news clips on YouTube
- “No Gloating” Sun-Times sports guru Rick Telander interviews Tom Tresser, 10/7/09 -Download pdf->no-gloating-telander-10-7-09
- “When Losing is Really Winning” – Bob Quellos on why we lost the bid.
- WBEZ-FM -“South siders fear Olympics will uproot community”
- Chicago Tribune coverage of September 29 protest
- Columbia Chronicle – “The great Olympic debate“
- North West Indiana Times -“Games could impact region“
- Bob Quellos “Open Letter to Barack Obama: For the Good of Chicago, Don’t Go To Copenhagen”
- No Games live on CBS Chicago News 9/25/09
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- Austin News – “Council ignores will of the people“
- No Games makes the news in Sports Illustrated – “The Big Gamble“
- Chicago Examiner – “Chicago’s CTA plays new role as political messenger“
- Listen to No Games organizer Tom Tresser on V103 with Ty Wansley and Mary Mitchell. The callers do not back the bid.
- Watch No Games organizer Tom Tresser on Garrard McClendon Live from 9/2/09 – The callers are right on!
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- Read a day-by-day account of the No Games Chicago delegation’s work in Switzerland – from the Huffington Post.
- Mindful Metropolis September feature story “Olympic Dreams, Olympic Nightmares”
- The August 5th issue of StreetWise covers the community meetings – “Chicago 2016 Hard Sell“
- Northwest Indiana Times covers 10th Ward 2016 meeting with Pat Ryan and Tom Tresser.
- The New York Times covers the 2016 meetings and quotes No Games co-founder Bob Quellos.
- No Games appeared on “Chicago Tonight” on Thursday, July 23. The 17 minute segment dealt with the public meetings around the 2016 bid and the outcry for more honesty and truth-telling by the 2016 Committee. Are YOUR questions answered yet?
- Watch Fox News Chicago’s coverage of the Lake View Olympic forum.
- Chi-Town Daily News, “Olympic forum raises questions about economy, transit“
- Chicago Tribune’s coverage of our appearance at the Lake View community’s July 20 Olympic forum – “Olympic bid on hot seat“
- Lake Effect News “Some Kind of Razzmatazz” covers our coverage of the 2016 community meetings
- Letter to the Sun-Times editors from Rachel Goodstein, “Learn about impact of games“
- Read a short account of the journey from Games Monitor, UK.
- Listen to Martin’s interview live from Switzerland on Chicago Public Radio’s 848 morning news show.
- Skyline’s Ann Gerber – “Olympic games now a hot potato“
- ABC NewsViews June 28, Alderman Joe Moore prepared “to vote against the games”
- Ray Hanania – “Protests in Switzerland Stuns Olympic Group“
- ABC News Chicago was on the scene at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland when No Games Chicago delivered boxes of our “Book of Evidence” to the IOC members on the day before the Chicago 2016 Committee made its presentation to 97 members of the IOC!
No Games goes on NBC News to refute absurd rating that ranks Chicago’s 2016 bid as #1.
- Chicago Tribune – “Chicago school board president urges schools to push Olympic bid“
- Columbia Chronicle – “Not playing games“
- Beachwood Reporter “Goodbye IOC“
- Chicago Sports Webio interview – Hosts Chet Coppick & former World Champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini come out in No Games’ corner! Listen to the interview – 11.48 minutes.
- Associated Press – “IOC delegation met by protests in Chicago”
- Chicago Journal – “The Olympics will drain public resources“
- USA Today – “Mayor urges support for 2016 Olympics“
- Lumpen Magazine – “An Olympic Paradox” – olympic_paradox-lumpen
- Chicagoist podcast interview with a No Games organizer lays out our arguments against the games
Hear the full program at Chicagoist. - Washington Post – “In Chicago, Olympic Opponents Organize”
- Sun-Times – “Chicago’s citizens need guarantees before they’ll back 2016 Olympics“
- Huffington Post – “No Games Chicago rallies April 2”
- ABC News – “Web site ranks Chicago last in Olympic bid”
- Chicago Tribune – As IOC visit nears, protests getting louder
- Bob Quellos interviews the 2016 Bid Book – Gapers Block
- Chicago Tribune – Bid books lie – London games cost soared from $4.9 to 13.5 billion
- Bloomberg News – Chicago charities aid Olympic bid – MacArthur in for $10 million
- Chicago Tribune – Boat owners warned – don’t make waves, fear retaliation
- Times of London – International skeptics, huge debt, No Games co-founder quoted
- Watch the ABC News coverage of the Jan. 31 forum.
- Chicago Tribune – “Opponents of Chicago Olympics come under e-attack“
- Huffington Post – “No Games Chicago Hosts Olympic Skeptic at Public Forum“
- Chicago Journal – “An Olympic debate – Group vows to fight bid“
- Games Bid news – “No Games Chicago Airs Grievances“
- Chicago TIF Districts 2007, 2008 Year End Balances:
No Games Chicago is sending a crapload of lies. Insurance did cover expenses toward the Olympic Village. You should stick dynamite up your butt and have it explode, that’s how pissed off I’m at with you guys. You didn’t do anything to prevent the Olympics from coming here. Your’e expressing lies to Chicagoans, the media, the IOC, and the youth. You should all be ashamed of yourseves.