Over a year ago I posted about how Chicago was considering a bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Today, that bid came to fruition, and they won the U.S. bid to try and get the games to the midwest!

I’m super pumped about possibly having the games right in our backyard. While it looks like Chicago is going to keep all of the events directly in the downtown area, and not venturing up into Wisconsin like originally rumored, I’d happily take the train down there to watch some events. Going to the Olympics is a once in a lifetime event and I think anyone in Wisconsin that wouldn’t make an attempt to go is a fool. I suppose first things are first–they have to win the bid. Looks like Madrid, Prague, Rome, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are the other competitors on the map. Prague schmague.

Check out the Chicago Olympics 2016 website here–they show where they’ll have all of the events and the new places that they’d build for it.

Are you as excited as I am about the possibilities?