Chicagoans Rally In Solidarity With D.C. March
Photo by chloeloe Some 250 Chicagoans braved both the cold weather and Marathon madness to converge on Daley Plaza in a solidarity rally for the National Equality March Sunday, which also just happened to be National Coming Out Day. The rally, sponsored by LGBT... read the full story
Aldermania: Gerald Farinas to Challenge Helen Shiller, James Cappleman
Lots of press releases grace our inbox at the Chicagoist offices. Every once in a while we get one that makes us do a double-take. Gerald Farinas's announcement that he's running for 46th Ward Alderman is one of those press releases. Farinas officially announced his... read the full story
Chicago loses 2016 games, saves on overall construction expenses
The International Olympic Committee did Chicago a huge favor on Friday. Despite the frowns on faces of demonstrators in Daley Plaza, Chicago will be better off in the long run. The Olympics would be a huge distraction and cost for the city at a time when it can't... read the full story
SHOCK: CHICAGO ELIMINATED IN FIRST ROUND OF IOC VOTE
The shocked crowd at Daley Plaza, Marcus Gilmer/Chicagoist Chicago 2016 has been eliminated in the first round in a stunning development. The crowd here at Daley Plaza is absolutely stunned. The crowd has thinned considerably and an alderman is trying to rally the... read the full story
Chicago 2016: Live From Daley Plaza
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... read the full story
Chicago: All over but the post-mortem
First round. Wow. QOTD: Mark Bazer on WGN radio, from Daley Plaza: "Even the Picasso sculpture just up and left." Update: Tokyo's out. No one ever listens to me. QOTD #2: WGN host (I'm closely paraphrasing): "There are now two cities left, though there's probably... read the full story
Chicago 2016: The Final Countdown
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,... read the full story
Photo by spakattacks Yes, yes today is all about 2016. But what about the weather, especially those of us heading down to Daley Plaza? Well, the rain that plagued us all night has tapered off and we'll see some sun as well this morning. But rain may return in the... read the full story
Chicago's Olympic hopes dashed in 1st round
Thousands of people stood in stunned silence in downtown Chicago after watching the International Olympic Committee choose Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The vote in Copenhagen was carried on huge television screens in Daley Plaza set up to carry what... read the full story
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