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We're still trying to figure out exactly...why? Was it the wooden performance by members of the bid team last night? Was there an anti-American sentiment? Was it something as seemingly small but actually big as the world-wide exposure of the Derrion Albert video, a single, visceral act of horrific violence? Who knows? What we do know is that there will be much speculation over the next few days - including here - and maybe we'll come to an answer. Though many of us here at Chicagoist were wary of the Games being held here, to lose in the first round is still...insulting? Hurtful? Because though we might not have wanted the Olympics here, that doesn't mean we don't have civic pride. We love this city. That's why we're here, writing day-in and day-out on this website about this city of ours. Out of love for a city we marvel at. So call us conflicted this afternoon as we try to figure out what happened. And, for some of us, catching up on sleep.

             

Hello from downtown Chicago. The festivities have been kicking here for not quite a half an hour or so and the cool weather hasn't dampened the spirits of the large crowd gathered here at a sunny Daley Plaza. We're still a little under an hour away from the start of the IOC's voting. Barring a huge upset, Chicago is expected to make it to the final round of voting, most likely against Rio. That means we won't find out who gets the Games until the official IOC announcement at 11:30 a.m. In the meantime, be sure to keep checking back with this post as we add more pics and updates from the festivities and count down to the big reveal.

     

We're just a few scant hours away from learning who, exactly, will host the 2016 Summer Olympics and things are getting heated. An American source told CNN the battle between Rio and Chicago is "close as hell." Still, representatives for long-shots Tokyo and Madrid are also still going all out for the bid. Need a quick cram session so you can wow the coworkers around the water cooler with your 2016 bid knowledge before the big announcement? Then check out our candidate city profiles: Chicago; Tokyo; Madrid; and Rio.

So the day is almost upon us. In fact, a long day of Olympic activities will kick off not only in Copenhagen, but also Chicago not long after midnight Chicago time. That's when - at around 1:45 a.m. our time - all four cities will have a chance to present their case to the IOC one last time. Every major network in town will carry it live both on television and stream it on their website. The IOC will also stream all the fun via their website. For the three of you still awake and on this site at that hour, I'll be covering it as well right here. Once that's all wrapped up, the voting begins. So how will the voting go down? The Tribune's James Janega is all over that question and breaks it down for us.

                                   

This week, as we prepare for Friday's announcement of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, we'll feature a quick look at each city's proposed venues and bid. Today, we finish with Chicago's biggest opponent, Rio. Previously: Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid.

                                

This week, as we prepare for Friday's announcement of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, we'll feature a quick look at each city's proposed venues and bid. Today, we check out Madrid. Previously: Chicago and Tokyo.

Ethics dust-up or no, it seems that Rio's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics has taken a big hit with the cancellation of several international swimming events. The reason? A lack of money. According to an AP report:

                                 

This week, as we prepare for Friday's announcement of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, we'll feature a quick look at each city's proposed venues and bid. Today, we check out Tokyo. Previously: Chicago.

A week from today is the big day for Chicago 2016 as the IOC announces the host city for the 2016 Olympics. And the local television stations will have you covered, from the bid committee's final presentation in the wee hours of the morning until the host city announcement mid-morning. The Trib's Phil Rosenthal breaks it all down for you here with a complete listing of which station is sending who where and when it'll all be on TV. Why our bosses in New York wouldn't pony up the cash to send Marcus and Tankboy on a week-long bender to Copenhagen to cover the bid, if you're a night owl or just up to watch, Marcus will be up all night, live-blogging the bid presentation and then he'll be heading down to join the other media folks at Daley Plaza, providing us constant updates.

A group of Chicago investors have submitted a $25 million bid to buy the Sun Times Media Group, the company that owns the Sun-Times and a host (58, actually) of smaller sister papers. The group is led by Mesirow Financial’s James C. Tyree and called STMG Holdings LLC. Said Tyree, “I’m a lifelong Chicagoan, and I believe the Sun-Times and all its properties can make a positive impact on the region well into the future.” Who else is involved in this group? That's not known, though speculation puts the group somewhere in the neighborhood of six to 10 people and is rumored to include Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz.

While the International Olympic Committee won’t vote on which city gets the 2016 Summer Olympics until Oct. 2, Chicago 2016 is hard at work lobbying for support from Washington should the city be granted the Games.

The International Olympic Committee has come and gone, but the challenges surrounding Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid still loom large.

The 13-member evaluation team of the International Olympic Committee finished its tour Saturday of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, a potential host for the 2016 Olympic Games. The IOC offered high praise of the city - as it also did on earlier tours of Chicago and Tokyo - saying it was "highly impressed" by Rio's vision for the Games and offers of governmental support.

Tokyo and its citizens greeted the 13 members of the International Olympic Committee evaluation panel Friday to obvious fanfare and widespread support for the city's 2016 Olympic bid.

As we mentioned earlier today, the Chicago Cubs could be close to being officially sold. Meanwhile, one man who many fans and players favored for the team was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who's bid took a hit with the announcement last fall he was being investigated by the S.E.C. for insider trading. Today, Cuban took to his blog to discuss the Cubs, his proposal, the obstacles to his bid, and the credit crisis. An excerpt is below, but you can check out the whole thing here.

My sense of the entire situation was that whoever the new owner of the Cubs would be, it was in the Sox best interest for things to stay business as usual. Published TV ratings and other published measures showed that the Cubs were more popular than the Sox, yet before I even started looking at the Cubs, I knew from my discussions with people in the NBA that the Cubs and Sox were treated as equals in their business dealings. That was great for the Sox, not so good for the Cubs. Im guessing the people in the Sox organization knew, that if I bought the team, particularly at the price point that was being suggested in the papers, there was no way I would just accept parity in future business dealings. I was going to have to try to negotiate the very best deals possible for the Cubs, even if it was at the expense of the White Sox.

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