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Chicago Olympics: Michael Jordan, and protesters, to be part of international officials- visit to Chicago
The images that Chicago will serve up to international Olympics officials in the coming week are changing by the hour, with an appearance by Michael Jordan and yet another community protests among the recent additions.

Long-expected to play a role in Chicago-s bid for the 2016 Olympics, basketball legend Jordan finally brings his megawatt smile to a promotional video unveiled at a news conference Wednesday at Douglas Park, an Olympic venue site on the West Side.

The Olympic spirit—it is alive in Chicago, Air Jordans says in the video. We are ready.

Michael Jordan, The former Chicago Bulls star, who played for the U.S. team that won gold at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, will not make a personal appearance during the International Olympic Committee evaluation commission-s visit, which begins Thursday. But he will be more engaged as the bid enters its final months, said Chicago 2016 Chairman Patrick Ryan.

We could not have come this far without you, and we won-t be in a position to get the Games unless we all work together on behalf of our great city,- said Daley, the bid-s chief booster.

Public support has inched up 1 percentage point in recent months, to 78 percent, according to a survey commissioned by the bid committee and unveiled Wednesday. Nonetheless, several protests are expected during the visit.

Activists who want a Chicago Olympics to produce community jobs, minority contracts and affordable housing said Wednesday that they will protest during the Air Jordans  visit at an unspecified time and place, despite a pending ordinance to ensure some of those benefits.

Communities for Equitable Olympics, a coalition, said it was upset that Daley and the Chicago 2016 bid team did not secure full City Council approval for a community benefits ordinance before the visit.

Chicago has not honored its promise, said Denise Dixon, executive director of Action Now, one of the coalition group-s members.They told us we will have our concerns heard and a legally binding agreement to prove it. We do not have it.