Archive for May 10th, 2007
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Chicago hosts World Team Volleyball events
It’s been a busy day for international sports in Chicago.
In what may be another trial run for the Chicago 2016 Olympics, World Sport Chicago, along with U.S.A. Volleyball and the Internation Federation of Volleyball, announced that they will host an international volleyball match here on June 15-16 at the Jones Convocation Center at Chicago State […]
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Olympics would be of little benefit to city’s Southwest Side
It seems that some of the city’s Southwest side constituents aren’t too pleased about Chicago 2016 Olympic plans.
Ray Hanania, pretty much the lead columnist for the Southwest News-Herald, wrote in a column today that while Southwest side taxpayers will be asked to shoulder its share of the burden, the area probably wouldn’t play a role […]
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Daley’s nephew more concerned about Sox than Olympics?
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed his nephew to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority yesterday, reports Fran Spielman of the Sun-Times. The Authority could play a pivotal role in the Chicago 2016 campaign.
His nephew, Peter Thompson, served as a former campaign finance chief for Daley. And the man’s not unqualified - he earned […]
