Tribune poll: Chicago is game for the Olympics

Washington Park on the South Side would be the site of a stadium if Chicago hosts the 2016 Games (Scott Strazzante/Tribune)

Nearly two-thirds of Chicago-area residents want the city to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, but most don't want tax money to pay for it, a new Tribune poll found. Read the full report here.

But while Chicago leaders say they'll avoid the financial woes of London and Vancouver, Tribune columnist John Kass questions whether it is a smart idea to give City Hall billions of dollars to run the Olympics.