Select a STNG publication or site Chicago Sun-Times The Beacon News The Courier News The SouthtownStar The Herald News Lake County News-Sun The Naperville Sun Post-Tribune YourSeason. Officials handling Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Games are exploring whether parts of the collapsible stadium being built for London’s 2012 Games could be reused here. Chicago’s Olympic plans call for Washington Park on the South Side to be the site of an 80,000-seat temporary stadium that would be converted into a permanent 5,000-seat venue after the Games are done. Next month, the International Olympic Committee is to narrow seven candidate cities for the 2016 Games to four or five finalists, and Chicago is almost certain to make the cut. read more

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