If Chicago Could Have Landed The Olympics

if chicago had the olympics
Screengrab via DNAinfo Chicago
if chicago had the olympics
Screengrab via DNAinfo Chicago

If Chicago Could Have Landed The Olympics

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Once upon a time, Chicago was in the running to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. With a $3.8 billion budget and an estimated eight million visitors flooding the area, the city would have undergone a massive change. 

Morning Shift talks to Sam Cholke and Tanveer Ali, two reporters from DNAinfo, who created an interactive article showing just ‘What Chicago Would Look Like If We Got The Olympics.’