OLYMPICS UPDATE
Washington Park Olympics CoalitionSaturday, February 7 at 9 AMThe meeting will be held at the Washington Park Field house at 5531 S. King Dr. For more information, please visit www.hydepark.org/hpkccnews/commmtgscal.htm
Finalist Cities in Competition for the 2016 OlympicsChicago * Rio de Janeiro * Tokyo * Madrid FINAL BIDS DUE FROM CANDIDATE CITIES: February 12Presentation at Sports Accord (Denver): March 22 to 27IOC Evaluation Commission Visits Chicago: April 2 to 7Presentation to IOC Executive Committee: June 17 to 19IOC VOTES TO AWARD 2016 OLYMPICS: October 2
Olympics Community Benefit Ordinance
Chicago 2016 At January's City Council Meeting, Aldermen Preckwinkle, Fioretti, Hairston, Cochran, and Dowell introduced an ordinance that would protect the interests of commun ities that could be affected by the 2016 Olympics. The focus is to increase public participation, development of affordable housing from the Olympic Village, adequate notice and compensation for anyone who is displaced due to the construction of Olympic sites, utilization of minority and female owned businesses, subsidy accountability, allocation of workforce development programs, eligibility for tax credits, low interest loans, and grants for businesses leasing space in the Olympic Village who pay their employees a living wage, and utilization of mass transit which will result in massive improvements to CTA trains and buses. To see the text of this ordinance, visit www.chicityclerk.com/legislation/sublegmatters/2009/jan13/04PRECK_PO2009_235.pdf

NOT EVERYONE WANTS THE OLYMPICS IN CHICAGO
No GAMES Chicago!www.nogam eschicago.com
Opponents of Chicago Olympics Come Under E-Attackwww.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-anti-olympics-29-jan29,0,5251103.story
Group Argues Against Chicago's Olympic Bidhttp://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6635069

2016 OLYMPICS PLANS, REPORTS, & DISCUSION
"Chicago citizens need to understand the urgency of the public debate surrounding the games and take this decision very seriously."www.chicago2016.com/2016/
Transit Investments for the Olympic GamesFor a link to an article by the Metropolitan Planning Council about the importance of public transportation in hosting the Olympics, please visit www.metroplanning.org/articleDetail.asp?objectID=4472
2016 Olympics and Chicago NeighborhoodsA short analysis by the Chicago Rehab Network on the effect that the 2016 Olympics might have on Chicago's neighborhoods. Includes an Olympic bid timeline. For more information, please visit www.chicagorehab.org/resources/docs/policy/olympics/crnolympicsandneighborhoods.pdf
CHICAGO: 2016 Olympic Bid Discussion Forumhttp://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=94921&page=166
The Washington Park Advisory Council's 26-Point Planwww.hydepark.org/parks/washington/OlympicWashington.htm#26Points
Top 10 List of Issues Chicago 2016 Bid Committee Needs to Addresswww.chicago2016.com/2016/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=44&Itemid=26
"If I Lived in Lincoln Park" - http://washingtonparkcc.org/2008/10/14/if-i-lived-in-lincoln-park---.aspx
Don't Give Up the Ship! - http://friendsofmonroeharbor.org/proposal.php
Long-Term Value of 2016 Olympics for Chicago Questioned by DePaul University Researchers - www.newsroom.depaul.edu/NewsReleases/showNews.aspx?NID=1953
"The proposals for Olympic 2016 facilities in Washington and Jackson Parks..."A comprehensive listing of information, including letters, meeting summaries, commentaries by various officials, and links to other pertinent sites, as it relates to Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid and t he concerns that exist in the Hyde Park, Kenwood, and surrounding neighborhoods. For more information, please visit www.hydepark.org/parks/washington/Olympiccomm.htm
THE CHICAGO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES AND MINORITY INCLUSION:ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES- A report by the Chicago Urban Leaguewww.chicago2016.com/2016/files/reports/ChicagoUrbanLeague-ProjectNext.pdf

NEWS ABOUT THE 2016 OLYMPICS
Government (in London) Forced to Bail Out Major Olympic ProjectsMinisters raid £461m from contingency fund to keep construction of athlete village and media centre on track. For more information, visit www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jan/21/olympics-2012-funding-bailout
Game on for Money, Fame- "Chicago continues to be viewed as the front-runner"www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-outlook-olympics-1229-dec29,0,1000470.story
Could the Blagojevich Scandal Impact the 2016 Olympic Bid?www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-081210-olympics-chicago-2016-blagojevich,0,923488.story
Council OKs acquisition of Michael Reese Hospital for Olympic Villagewww.suntimes.com/sports/olympics/1335538,chicago-olympics-daley-121708.article
Chicago Drops From Top Spot In 2016 Olympic Bid Despite "Obama Effect"www.gamesbids.com/eng/bidindex/1216133875.html
$22.5 Billion in New Economic Activity from a Chicago 2016 Olympic Gameswww.metroplanning.org/press/mpcnews.asp?objectID=4700