AT&T plans bus stops and info kiosks with free Wi-Fi around Chicago
AT&T and the city of Chicago will begin piloting smart bus shelters and information kiosks — both with free Wi-Fi — within the next couple of months, the company said...
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Year in crowdfunding 2016: The internet’s favorite projects from Chicago
Many Chicago startups took to the internet to crowd-fund their ideas ranging from documentaries to a new form of footwear. Here's a look at some of the projects that snared...
Find a Toys for Tots drop-off with help from Chicago’s SIM Partners
Call it tech for Toys for Tots. It's a bit easier to locate drop-off spots across the country for Toys for Tots, the holiday toy donation program, thanks to a...
Think starting new companies is only for the young? These founders say otherwise.
Albert Christal, 60, has a calling. It's to be an entrepreneur. The South Chicago hospice chaplain is looking for a way to expand distribution of his multiposition mobile device holder,...
Custom wrapping paper startup Digiwrap hooks investment on ‘Shark Tank’
A Glendale Heights startup that allows customers to design and order custom gift tissue paper scored an investment on "Shark Tank," striking an equity and royalty deal for $150,000 with...
Blue1647 moving into Lacuna 2150, forming arts-and-tech incubator Blue Lacuna
A pair of Pilsen incubators — tech-focused Blue1647 and arts-centered Lacuna 2150 — are combining to form Blue Lacuna, a startup facility with offerings ranging from cooking to coding. Blue1647...
Toymakers want to bring STEM to playtime, filling gaps from schools
Having a mouse in the house can be a good thing. That's what Vernon Hills-based Learning Resources is trying to convince parents as the company tries to sell its new...
Your online dating pics stink, and more takeaways from Illinois Tech’s NowHaus
Want to give your love life a boost? Focus on your pics. So say Alexa Stern and John Pew, a pair of Illinois Institute of Technology design students offering tips...
Virtual reality mixes with performance art at Sub Chroma Chicago
An arts-focused Chicago events producer is virtually changing the game of blending tech with art. Sub Chroma Chicago — an annual event from the Canvas art collective featuring collaborations between...
Trump, tech and other reasons there’s still work for this women’s business group
The Chicago-based Women's Business Development Center has supported women entrepreneurs for 30 years, and with economic ups and downs, the rise of tech incubators and a President-elect Trump, the group...