Somehow I'm glad Carl Sandburg missed this

The City of Chicago has been chosen as the United States Applicant City for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

HOG Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
Applicant.

Link: Chicago wins 2016 USOC Olympic Bid - Wikinews