Olympics
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Local Olympians back bidOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The prospect of competing in front of a hometown crowd has local Olympians and athletes enthusiastically rooting for Chicago when the host city for the 2016 Olympic Summ...
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3 reasons why each Olympic bid can win or lose
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen to select the host city for the 2016 Summer Games is too close to call. Any of the four candidate citi...
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Robinson: hosting games 'tremendous honor'
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- It would be a "tremendous honor" to host the world if Chicago got the 2016 Olympics, original Dream Teamer David Robinson says. Chicago is in a tight conte...
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USOC has a lot riding on Chicago 2016 win
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who think they're hogging t...
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Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen for IOC vote
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Michelle Obama didn't waste any time impressing International Olympic Committee members. As the first lady walked through the hotel lobby Wednesday, she sp...
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Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the International Olympic...
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Olympic countdown: Long night's journey into daySep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With the seven-hour time difference between Chicago and Copenhagen, Denmark, it's going to be a long night's journey into day on Friday before we find out which city wil...
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Suburbs to be represented in CopenhagenSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With more than $50 million at stake for Northwest suburban businesses, the president of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is going to Copenhagen to show ...
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Chicago delegation leaves for Copenhagen
Sep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Members of Chicago's Olympic delegation got a rousing airport send-off Monday night complete with Blues Brothers impersonators and an encouraging message from Chicago fi...
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Daley says bidding on 2016 games was worth it
Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says bidding on the 2016 Summer Games was worth it, even if Chicago doesn't get the Olympics. Daley says the city has benefited because more ...