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News Thu Oct 01 2009

All In Favor, Say 'Aye'

OK, Chicago sports personalities, the vote for the host city for the 2016 Olympics is a few hours away. Show of hands: who's in favor of the games being held in Our Fair City? Lou Piniella? Check. Ozzie Guillen? Check. Derrick Rose? Gotcha. Jay Cutler and the rest of the Bears? Duly noted. Morten Anderson?....Wait, Morten Anderson? Um, okay. Michael Jordan? Yes, with an asterisk.

The vote will be announced on Friday just before noon and you're invited to hear the official announcement at a rally at Daley Center Plaza. We'll see then if those guys have any international sway. In the meantime, take a look at the possible things to come:

 
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