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In a Chicago Sun-Times column today, Neil Steinberg reported that Chicago Police Supt. Phil Cline may be tapped to be head planner in charge of drawing up the Chicago 2016 security plans. Steinberg writes: I’m all for that. Cline is only 57, with plenty of good years left in him. Why bring in some perfumed security analyst [ READ MORE ]
According to a Chicago Tribune report, the Amateur World Boxing Championship events will be held at the Pavilion at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The Pavilion has already been slated to host the boxing events if the Chicago 2016 Olympics happen. Should be interesting to watch, at least. What do you think? If you enjoyed this post, make sure you [ READ MORE ]
The International Amateur Boxing Association announced Thursday that Chicago would take Moscow’s place as the host city for this year’s amateur championships. Matches will be held from Oct. 17 to the final on Nov. 1. Moscow was deselected because it didn’t live up to its committments, said AIBA, whatever that means. (Probably money or [ READ MORE ]
Toni Preckwinkle is no fan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill these days. An article in today’s Chicago Sun-Times, reported by City Hall Reporter Fran Spielman, cites 4th Ward Alderman Preckwinkle’s furor over plans for the $1.1 million Olympic Village, slated to be built over a truck staging area at McCormick Place. Said Preckwinkle, the proposed Village “looks [ READ MORE ]
Hosting the Olympics in Chicago may not be the best idea The U.S. Olympic Committee announced today Chicago as its lone bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics in what U.S.O.C. Chairman Peter V. Ueberroth called “a very tough decision.” (Listen to the U.S.O.C. announcement here). Chicago will be up against a formidable slate of cities rumored [ READ MORE ]