Newsletter
Sign up for GamesBids.com breaking news and updates
Email:
Poll: Softball For Reinstatement In 2016
Should softball be re-admitted to the Olympic sport programme in 2016?
Home | Summer Olympic Bids | Chicago 2016
1 2 3 4 5 6 next total: 52 | displaying: 1 - 10

Chicago 2016

Chicago 2016 Announces Paralympic Development Program

Chicago 2016, World Sport Chicago, U.S. Paralympics - a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), and ten partner agencies announced Saturday the launch of
Full story

Chicago 2016 To Learn From Greenhouse Registry

Chicago 2016 has joined the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only greenhouse gas registry, reduction and trading system, to learn ...
Full story

City Councillors Approve Chicago 2016 Purchase Of Olympic Village Site

By a vote of 48-0, Chicago city councillors unanimously approved the purchase of the Michael Reese Hospital site for the Olympic Village, should Chicago host ...
Full story

Chicago 2016 To Promote Olympics At Sports Fest

Chicago 2016 and World Sport Chicago (WSC) announced Wednesday their participation in Mayor Daley's Holiday Sports Fest being held December 27 to December 29 at ...
Full story

Chicago 2016 – New Venue Plan, Less Money

While unveiling an enhanced venue plan for the Chicago 2016 Summer Olympic Games bid, bid officials acknowledged Chicago's financial guarantee for the bid has become ...
Full story

News From Chicago 2016 – Economic Study, Video Contest Winners

Chicago 2016 announced Thursday the results of an independent economic-impact study commissioned to quantify the economic effects on the State of Illinois and the City ...
Full story

Illinois Governor’s Arrest Won’t Affect Chicago 2016 – IOC Members

Several members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Tuesday won't have an impact on Chicago's bid ...
Full story

Chicago 2016 Buys Hospital Site For Olympic Village

Chicago 2016 announced Monday that a purchase agreement was reached to acquire the Michael Reese Hospital property from an affiliate of Medine Industries Inc. for ...
Full story

EOC Delegates Treated To Chicago 2016 Hotel Newspaper Supplement

Ahead of its presentation to the European Olympic Committee in Istanbul, delegates at the conference hotel were treated to free copies of the International Herald ...
Full story

Bid Leader Says Chicago 2016 Not a Front Runner – Obama Records Message

Pat Ryan, head of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Games, told AFP Thursday that Barack Obama's election as President of the United States does ...
Full story
Chicago 2016 Logo
image
Chicago 2016 Summary
Bid Status: Accepted to shortlist
Bid Date: October 2, 2009
Bid Location: IOC Congress in Copenhagen Denmark
Description: First recent bid from Chicago. second consecutive bid from United States (New York bid for 2012). A planned lakefront Games using a good mix of existing, new and temporary venues.
Bid Book: Link To Bid Book
Web Site: http://www.chicago2016.org

Advertisement

BID CHG INDEX
Chicago (CHI) BidIndex Down 1.96 58.78
Madrid (MAD) BidIndex Down 0.87 58.63
Rio (RIO) BidIndex Down 0.17 59.73
Tokyo (TKY) BidIndex Up 0.56 61.22
Last Updated 5 Nov., 2008 (Full BidIndex Details)