Tomorrow...

As I type, government officials and Olympic bid committees from Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, among them President Barack Obama, are readying their final presentations to the International Olympics Committee. The IOC will vote for and select a host for the 2016 Summer Games between 11:30 a.m. and noon Chicago-time. No matter what the final decision brings the city, I had a lot of fun reporting on the politics, social and economic issues surrounding the bid, and I am thrilled that you took the time to read my blog.

I will be covering breaking news tomorrow morning at a block-party hosted by Aldermen Cochran, Preckwinkle, and Dowell at 52nd and Payne Drive, across from the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium in Washington Park. I hope to see you there.


Foot traffic is sparse at 55th and Indiana on a Saturday afternoon; should Chicago win the bid, tourists will frequent the Green Line CTA stop adjacent to this block to visit Washington Park


In the mean time, here is the link to an excellently written Washington Post story about the city's bid.