Images from the Olympic announcement
A Chicago 2016 supporter reacts during the announcement that Chicago was eliminated.
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Marisa Woehlert of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and a resident of Chicago for the last 13 years celebrates with fellow Brazilians in Daley Plaza after learning that Rio de Janeiro wins the 2016 Olympics bid.
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A Chicago 2016 supporter reacts after Chicago was eliminated after the first vote in Copenhagen.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Chicago 2016 bid presentation at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he leaves with Patrick G. Ryan, chairman and CEO of Chicago 2016 after the Chicago 2016 bid presentation.
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A dejected Kim Moseley of Elgin fights back tears after hearing the bad news of Chicago losing it's bid for the 2016 Olympics. She was hoping to be a volunteer for the Olympics had Chicago won the bid.
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Passersby take photos with their cell phones of the stage in Daley Square while waiting for the announcement from the 121st International Olympic Committee on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago.
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At least one man was happy during the Olympics rally at the Daley Center Plaza downtown, John Gora from the northwest side of Chicago wasn't too thrilled about the Olympics coming to the city in the first place, but attended the rally anyway for the freebees!
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Sara Urban, left, of Medinah and Maureen Clancy of Batavia, still have faith for 2020 after the disappointing announcement at the 2016 Olympics rally at the Daley Center Plaza downtown.
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Marisa Woehlert, center, of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and a resident of Chicago for the last 13 years reacts the moment she and fellow Brazilians learn that Rio de Janeiro wins the 2016 Olympics bid during Daley Center Plaza Olympic rally.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Chicago 2016 bid presentation at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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Members of the Rio de Janiero delegation, including Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, center, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, 3rd right, celebrate after Rio de Janiero was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games.
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David Cerba and Alexis Kalfas, both of Chicago, stand dejected after learning Chicago lost its bid for the 2016 Olympics.
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Oops, wait till 2020, a sad remnant from the 2016 Olympics rally at the Daley Center Plaza downtown.
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Members of the Rio de Janiero delegation, including Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, center, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, 3rd right, celebrate after Rio de Janiero was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Gary Kalas of Des Plaines stands stunned in Daley Plaza with thousands of others after hearing the announcement that Chicago lost it's bid for the 2016 Olympics rally at the Daley Plaza downtown.
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John, left, and Chris Murphy of Schaumburg wait in anticipation of the announcement for the Chicago 2016 Olympics bid that never came at the rally at the Daley Center Plaza downtown.
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People in Daley Plaza watch stunned at a giant TV screen as the announcement is made that the 2016 Olympics will not be coming to Chicago.
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Carlee Wolfe, formerly from Arlington Heights, currently living in Colorado Springs and working for the U.S. Olympic Committee, listens to the disappointing announcement that Chicago will not be given the 2016 Olympic bid.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left and Patrick G. Ryan, chairman and CEO of Chicago 2016, right, at a press conference after their presentation at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen, Friday. Chicago was eliminated after the first round of voting.
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Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, left, and Brazilian soccer legend Pele celebrat after Rio de Janeiro were awarded the 2016 Olympic Games during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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A Chicago 2016 supporter reacts after Chicago was eliminated.
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Rio 2016 bid President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, left, and Brazilian soccer legend Pele celebrat after Rio de Janeiro were awarded the 2016 Olympic Games during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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Olympic 2016 supporters gather in Daley Square for the announcement from the 121st International Olympic Committee on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Friday.
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