Chicago, Olympic Village Scam Back On
Perhaps while watching yesterday's breaking news regarding the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich you said to yourself, "Surely Chicago politics couldn't get more absurd." Well, try this one...
View ArticleChicago 2016 Admits Lying to Public
As reported by Crain’s Chicago Business reporter, Greg Hinz:Olympic chief admits errors, but promises full disclosureread more
View ArticleTaking the 'No Games Chicago 2016' opposition case direct to the IOC in Lausanne
By Tom TresserI live in Lincoln Park and have been working in the arts, local economic development and civic engagement in Chicago since 1980. In 1993 I went to work for Peoples Housing, a grass roots...
View Article"Olympic Reporters' Secret Club"
By Andrew Jennings, Sunday 21 June, 2009Swiss bagman Jean-Marie Weber who admitted in court last year that he paid $100 million in kickbacks to sports officials in return for lucrative marketing...
View ArticleChicago gets that Bully Fen feeling
nogameschicago reports:City and 2016 Destroy Parks – It’s Just the Start, FolksAugust 4, 2009As reported on the Save Michael Reese Hospital web site:read more
View ArticleWhat Happened in Copenhagen (When We Went to Influence the IOC -- Again)
Tom Tresser - (Tom is an educator, organizer and consultant in Chicago's creative community.)[ Note -- I was one of the three No Games Chicago delegates who travelled to Copenhagen last week to deliver...
View ArticleProfessionals leave it late to oppose Chicago Bid
Where were they when it mattered? NoGamesChicago has a couple of neat little stories about those who become wise after the event. First, there was the American Planning Association whose magazine, in...
View ArticleHow No Games Chicago helped kill their 2016 bid
"The 2016 Olympic Bid One Year Later - What We Should've Learned"Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics was shot down on October 2, 2009. What did we learn from the bid process? What did the bid tell us...
View ArticleAn introduction to the social impacts of the Olympics
The Olympics project is large and complex. In this revised version of our previous paper of the same name, we draw your attention to significant impacts, the paucity of procedures for impact...
View ArticleDon't want the Olympics? The fightback is on!
Don't want the Olympics in your city? Then follow the example of NoBoston2014 and get campaigning before you even get to be a candidate (shortlisted) city. If you're unlucky enough to become a...
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