Target Practice for the Chicago Olympics

Chicago's bid for getting the 2016 Olympic Summer Games took a sour turn last night as there was a gun death reported at the annual Taste of Chicago.

It's too bad because Chicago really is a great city and it'd be a hoot to have the Games there. At the risk of making light of the sad violence situation in the City of Broad shoulders, I'm hoping maybe Daley can muster up one of his famous outbursts.

I'm tempted to go off on a gun rant here, but the argument has gotten kind of tiresome for me.

Chicago Moves One Step Closer to Hosting Olympics

Yesterday, the USOC announced that it chose Chicago as its US City to back in the bid to host the 2016 Summer Games.

This is great news for the city where I went to college and remember fondly.

While there is practically no scale to compare hosting the Olympics to, bear in mind that Chicago hosted the Democratic Convention a few years back (partially as a matter of pennance for the father's sins in 1968) and the World Cup opening ceremonies and rounds in 1994.

I'm happy for the city of Chicago and will watch this story closely.

Perhaps a Chicago-cut and a few Rob Roys at Gibson's will influence the IOC's decision!