2016 appears Chicago’s only shot at games
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has practically guaranteed Rio de Janeiro will be announced host city for the 2016 Olympics Friday in Copenhagen. Da Silva even has boasted...
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Abbott again shows affinity to buy rather than to build
Abbott Laboratories Chief Executive Miles White often is asked about Abbott's development pipeline, and he provided a simple answer Monday with the $6.6 billion purchase of Solvay Pharmaceuticals. The basic...
Picturing Chicago in 2016
I am imagining the Opening Ceremony for the Chicago Olympics in 2016. Pat Ryan helps carry the Olympic flag across the field at the temporary Olympic Stadium. This is a...
Agility key in insuring Olympics gold
Look closely at Chicago's Olympics bid and it is clear there is a big difference between assurance and insurance, and without insurance, all the assurances in the world would not...
Obama should stay out of the Olympics fray
Will he go or won't he remains a question, despite the latest indications that President Barack Obama likely will not appear in Copenhagen Oct. 2 to boost Chicago's bid for...
Obama cautions Wall Street to proceed at own risk
The canard that President Barack Obama is a socialist may still get lots of talk on wacko cable and radio, but Obama's speech on Wall Street Monday made it clear...
Kraft boss craves candy; who’s going to stop her?
Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods is conducting the kind of big, bold takeover bid Chicago hasn't seen in many a day. For this reason, one simple piece of advice comes...
Even small energy investments can go a distance
Half a billion government dollars went out the door Tuesday for energy and wind projects, and not a penny of it landed in Illinois. Before any Illinoisans storm to a...
Bid committee still short of finish line on public disclosure
Chicago 2016 is making commitments to disclose all kinds of information about the way money, clout and contracts would flow leading up to the Olympic Games the city hopes to...
On deeper inspection, Olympics pitfalls abound
The Chicago 2016 Olympics committee is determined for Chicago to host the Games, come hell or high water. But Chicagoans, who are being asked to guarantee the Games, need to...