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42 Midwest Law Schools, Ranked By Graduate Employment

At one point, having a law degree nearly guaranteed financial prosperity. Not so much anymore. But the trend is moving in that direction once again. Recent numbers from the American Bar Association...

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How a Chicagoan Helped Fix Healthcare.gov and Scored a Hug From the President

Around midnight on Monday, October 28, 2013, Jason Huggins got an email from an acquaintance he met at a tech event in Chicago. The opening line read: I’m working on a big high-profile website that...

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How McDonald's Hatched Redbox and 7 Other Chicago Companies with In-House...

In 2002, McDonald's' new business development team was brainstorming ways to drive traffic to its stores and add value to consumers. One of these ideas was for a fully-automated kiosk that would...

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Who Has the Best Office Hangout Space in Chicago? Here Are Our 11 Finalists

Chicago's a hard working city; you don't get the nickname "The City That Works" for nothing. And according to GQ, Chicago is also the greatest drinking city in America. Combine these two truths with...

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Meet 7 Entrepreneur-Professors from 7 Major Chicago Universities

They say "those who can't do, teach." Whoever "they" are, they're definitely wrong. When it comes to a city like Chicago, with several of the top universities in the country hanging out in the...

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How The Good Food Business Accelerator Is Helping Food Startups Grow

Last week, Target told several of its top suppliers, like Campbell Soup and General Mills, that it will be allocating more time and money to promoting its healthier partners. Earlier this month, Kraft...

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Northwestern's New Campus Accelerator Will Rev Up Student Ventures (In An...

When Northwestern was looking for a space to house its new accelerator program, the only space on campus available was an empty 11,000 square foot area in a new parking garage under construction. So...

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We're 1! The Chicago Inno Team Picks its Favorite Stories From Year One

Chicago Inno is one year old. Since our launch last June, we've published over 2,250 posts, from acquisitions to awards, launches to lists, VCs to videos, fundings to failures, and wins to more wins....

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10 Chicago Startups We're Watching This Summer

It's been a busy 2015 so far with tons of Chicago startups launching products, raising money, and continuing to grow and disrupt industries. To get a sense for who's been making moves and who we're...

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Why Quaker Oats Is Turning to 1871 to Spark Innovation In the 138-Year-Old Brand

When you think of Quaker Oats, you don't exactly think innovation. The Chicago-based company, founded in 1877, has been cranking away for decades making signature products like Quaker Oatmeal, Quaker...

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From Meditation Apps to 3D Retail, 7 Chicago Virtual Reality Companies We're...

This week, Oculus revealed the final version of the Rift, its consumer-focused virtual reality headset that's set to ship in early 2016. Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion in 2o14,...

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UChicago's Game Changer Lab Is Developing a Video Game To Prevent Sexual Assault

A University of Chicago developed video game scene isn't too out of the ordinary for any high school student. It's a weekend night, someone's parents are out of town, and there's a party. A man and a...

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Where Are They Now? The All-Star Tech Team From the '12 Obama Campaign

The tech team behind the Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign was given a monumental task. They didn't have the traditional startup issues like selling a product or acquiring users. The Obama For...

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Investors from Revolution & Silicon Valley Bank Share Why They're Bullish on...

Those in the Chicago tech community already know how the city is quickly becoming a hub for innovative, early-stage technology companies. The city is starting to get big exits, serial entrepreneurs,...

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A Risk With High Reward: A Day In The Life at Dev Bootcamp

"Coding can be a very rewarding thing; if you have the opportunity any way to get there, get there."[/pullquote]It's 8:30 am, and apparently I'm late to class. Students at Dev Bootcamp's River North...

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The Pope Would Approve: Innovation At Loyola University Chicago Stems From...

"We're trying to capture every drop of our waste," said Tuchman.[/pullquote] When Pope Francis released an encyclical (the Pope's version of an open letter to the world) on climate change last month,...

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Betting on SportsLock, the Chicago Startup Out to Redefine Fantasy Sports

Partners Meeting is our new bi-weekly series in which we analyze a Chicago startup through the lens of a VC, examining industry, product, opportunity, and team.  "We're building the best place to take...

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As Female Founders In Chicago Grow, Northwestern Bolsters The Pipeline

When it comes to promoting women in business, Northwestern University recently proved it is doing something right. The school ranks 12th on CrunchBase for producing female founders, 9th when adjusted...

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A Decade In The Making, Polyera Unveils The First Flexible Screen Wearable

Polyera was founded in Skokie on August 29, 2005. Almost 10 years to the date later, they unveiled their first product, the Wove Band, a wearable smart band with a flexible display that can wrap...

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Dynasty: How Jaime Black Created Chicago's Longest-Running Music Podcast

Today's most popular podcasts, This American Life, RadioLab, Serial, and The Adam Carolla Show, are nine, seven, one, and six-years-old, respectively. And on June 19th, Apple celebrated its 10-year...

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