Comments on: Chicago 2016 Update: Chicago Olympics price tag estimated at $2 billion

By: Trophies

Trophies — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:52:20 +0000

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By: FRED

FRED — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:33:15 +0000

GO FOR IT CHICAGO !THIS IS NOT A EVERYDAY EVENT AND WHAT A COMPLIMENT TO BE THE HOST OF THESE GAMES AND THE CITY WOULD BE EVEN MORE DYNAMIC WITH THE ADDED OLYMPIC VILLAGE ECT. THAT WILL REMAIN WHEN THE GAMES ARE OVER.

By: Chicago 2016 Update: State backing still needed to make Chicago 2016 bid work » Daniel B. Honigman’s site (Chicago 2016 news, epicure, cigar reviews, etc.)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:01:13 +0000

[...] for Chicago, most notably, its $530 million bailout of the Chicago Transit Authority. But given the Chicago 2016 committee’s initial $2 billion estimate for bringing the games to the city, it’ll need a lot more than $150 million. Let’s just [...]

By: Budget » Blog Archive » Defense Department, services gird for review battle

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:07:19 +0000

[...] Chicago 2016 Update: Chicago Olympics price tag estimated at $2 billion Chicago 2016 committee officials revealed yesterday how much they think the 2016 Olympics would cost if they came to Chicago: $2 billion. Where did they get that figure? $900 million in venue construction (spread across five venues), and $1.1 billion for an Olympic Village to be built near McCormick Place . What do I think of this estimate? I wrote last year about how the London 2012 bid steamrolled its initial budget , its cost (at that time, mind you) quadrupling to a behemoth $19.5 [...]