SUPPORT THE CHICAGO OLYMPIC BID

Support Chicago's Olympic bid by voting at chicago2016.org. (The vote button is towards the bottom of the page.)

In addition to voting, you can also say, in 25 words or less, why you support the bid to bring the Olympic Games to Chicago in 2016.

Let's keep track of how high the votes get. Right now, it's at 80,288.

The billboards must be paying off. When I first visited the site this morning, it was at 80,054. That was about 8:30 a.m.

Here's a 9 ideas for what to say when you vote:

1) Chicago gets the job done.

2) We should get the olympics cuz we rocked the boat with the World's Fair.

3) Chicago holds the largest food festival, we can handle the largest sporting festival.

4) Chicago does things big. Largest aquarium, largest public library, largest free public zoo, largest Tiffany dome. The Olympics in Chicago will be just as large.

5) Chicago made the first roller skate, zipper, steel skyscraper, pinball game, malted milkshake, hostess twinkie. We will mark firsts in history for the Olympics.


Here's some fun quotes about chicago you can use in your vote:

6) 'Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town.'

7) 'Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.'

8) 'Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, stacker of wheat, Player with railroads and the nation's freight handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of big shoulders.'

9) 'Chicago, mistress of the lakes, Controller of our inland trade, The freest city of our states, What wondrous strides thy fame has made!'

Polish, Deep Dish and Ribs ought to be attraction enough for any human being!

Four days ago the count was at 80,288. Now it's at 85,904.

Now it's at 87,180 (one week later)

Oops! I'm two days late in giving my weekly monday report on the numbers.
Now it's at 90,661 (two weeks and two days later)

Now it's at 92,238 (three weeks later)

Now it's at 153,031 (14 weeks later)

174,646 (19 weeks later)

187,809 (26 weeks later). And they still have not changed the logo.