79% Say “NO!” to the Olympics
79% of the 16,266 people who voted in the Chicago Tribune on line poll said “NO!’ to the 2016 Olympics.
Chicago makes the Top of the WRONG “Top 10” List
Gee, thanks Mayor Daley and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. Your mismanagement and fostering of corruption has landed Chicago the #3 spot in Forbes Magazine’s list of “America’s Most Miserable Cities.” Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate …
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People have been bugging us for buttons, tee shirts, buper stickers and signs. We’re on it! You can order No Games tee shirts in a variety of styles and sizes from Cafe Press. Other stuff is in design.
Got ideas for other designs or access to printing services? Email us at nogameschicago@gmail.com. Let’s make this a participatory sport!
Chicago says “NO!” to paying for the Olympics
The Chicago Tribune released the result of a poll it commissioned saying that 75% of people surveyed do not want taxes to go support the Olympics coming to or operating in Chicago.
What’s your opinion?
Tribune poll: Support for Chicago Olympics tempered by opposition to using taxes for Games – Over 100 comments!
In a separate story in the business section, the Tribune raises questions about the financial viability of the Olympic Village construction project.
Chicago 2016 expects greater scrutiny of Olympic Village proposal
How Would You Use $730 Million to Improve Chicago?ou
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.
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First “No Games” Forum Draws Over 200!
No Games Chicago went public on January 31 with a public forum at the University of Chicago. Over 200 people packed the room to a hear an amazing panel of speakers. Panel members were: Deborah Taylor of Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) and Lake Park East Tenants Association, Karen Lewis of the Caucus of …