2016: Big promises but few guarantees
Oddsmakers have long put Chicago in lead position for the 2016 Olympics. But the city will have to persuade the International Olympic Committee to take a lot on faith if...
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Bid book to detail Chicago’s plan
Many Chicago area residents are looking to the Olympics to help solve the city's public transportation woes. In the city's formal bid, due Thursday, the transportation plan will be a...
Obama’s ripple effect on Chicago
IMMEDIATE IMPACT Tourism: The Land of Lincoln will enjoy another "presidential halo effect" on its tourism industry, observers say. The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau predicts increased interest in South...
Obama’s ripple effect
IMMEDIATE IMPACT Tourism The Land of Lincoln will enjoy another "presidential halo effect" on its tourism industry, observers say. The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau predicts increased interest in South...
Chicago sings the travel blues
Mark Thomas has been shaving his retail company's travel budget relentlessly, and he's considering pulling out an even sharper blade next year. When he takes his buyers to trade shows,...
Brazil’s strategy: Be quick off blocks
Kathy Bergen is reporting from Beijing on developments related to Chicago's 2016 bid. Seated in a modest library within the sunny yellow walls of his nation's embassy, Brazilian President Luiz...
Daley’s Beijing tour goes underground
On his first full day here, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley headed not for the famously sculptural sporting arenas, but rather for the bowels of the metropolis, taking a ride on...
For better or for worse
Though Chicagoans may grow weary of mind-numbing traffic jams, a lumbering mass transit system and outbreaks of neighborhood violence, deep down they are apparently quite fond of their city --...
City bid for Reese site expected
Chicago is moving swiftly to secure the Michael Reese Hospital property as the potential site for a 2016 Olympic Village, with a deal to purchase the land expected to come...
Chicago makes cut, has
Chicago made it into the final phase of the competition to host the 2016 Olympics, but it has some heavy barbells to hoist if it is to capture the gold....