Sunday, April 15, 2007

Chicago in 2016?

Chicago tops L.A., will bid for Olympics (AP)

U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth, center, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and Chicago 2016 Exploratory Committee Chairman Patrick Ryan, right, speak with reporters after it was announced Chicago will be the U.S. candidate city to host the 2016 Summer Olympics Saturday, April 14, 2007 in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Now Chicago takes on the rest of the world. The Windy City's bid to hold a Summer Games for the first time moved to the international stage Saturday when the U.S. Olympic Committee capped a yearlong search for an American candidate for 2016 by picking Chicago over two-time host Los Angeles.


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