Chicago mayor eyes bid for 2016 Olympics

Thursday, January 5, 2006

CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard Daley said Wednesday a bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics could be a statewide effort involving sporting venues in cities such as Champaign-Urbana, or a regional bid with Wisconsin and Indiana.

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