[altair]

I think most Americans were rooting for Chicago.

Um, no. Almost any other city would have been a better candidate.

[aruanan]

Um, no. Almost any other city would have been a better candidate.

No, Chicago would have been a pretty good place as far as a setting goes, but it would have been horrible for the citizens of Chicago. They had plans to shut down Lake Shore Drive for a LONG period of time getting ready for it. That's the second largest main north/south artery in the entire Chicago area. As it was, I was really happy Chicago didn't get it, even though I live just blocks away from where the main event would have been.