For years, Mayor Daley has expressed his desire to bring the summer Olympic games to Chicago. Apparently, he's getting very serious about his intentions for the 2016 games.
Next week, members of the United States Olympic Committee will be visiting Chicago to discuss the bidding process. Competition to host the 2016 games is expected to be fierce as the USOC will also visit Houston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
As a native Chicagoan, I think it would be neat to bring the games so close to home. We have the basic infrastructures in place -- plenty of hotel space, good public transportation system, some solid venues like the United Center and Soldier Field. We probably need to build a swimming and diving venue and could tap into nearby communities, Northwest Indiana and even Milwaukee for other event venues.
Last week, Tokyo submitted their bid to host the 2016 games.
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