• Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan, speaking at today's press conference in Copenhagen, cited a new Zogby poll that claims 72 percent of Chicagoans support the Olympic bid.
• The Teen Cop Impersonator is back in the news as a judge has ordered him to three months in juvenile detention for violating the rules of his home confinement.
• The FBI is asking for the public's help in tracking down a Cicero man wanted in connection with a 1996 murder.

Mayor Daley has tossed around the number $22.5 billion as the value of the economic boost the city of Chicago would receive if it hosts the 2016 Olympics. But some experts are saying that number is more Olympian dream than reality. Crain's talked to several experts about MayDay's projected boon for the city and the answers they came away with leave us a bit cold about hosting the games. more ›

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