White House names Chicago as host of 2014 games . U.S. Rep. Danny Davis , a Chicago Democrat , said the loss is `` kind of heartbreaking . ... The final vote was between Rio de Janeiro and Chicago , Spain . Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated from contention in earlier voting . A city must receive a majority of votes in order to win .
White House names Chicago as host of 2014 games . The final vote was between Rio de Janeiro and Chicago , Spain . Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated from contention in earlier voting . A city must receive a majority of votes in order to win .