Chi Hack Night
@chihacknight.org
A free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech. Join us every Tuesday evening! https://chihacknight.org/
Join us tonight in-person or online for an Open Hack! Open hack events are an opportunity to spend the evening focused on breakout group work. Everyone is welcome to join an existing group or start a new one! Doors open at 6pm at i.c. stars. More info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: Open Hack - Chi Hack Night
There will be no presentation this week. Instead, we're going to have an Open Hack. Join us in-person at i.c.stars for introductions, socializing, announcements and breakout groups.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Join us tonight in-person or online for an Open Hack! Open hack events are an opportunity to spend the evening focused on breakout group work. Everyone is welcome to join an existing group or start a new one! Doors open at 6pm at i.c. stars. More info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Cook County and @citybureau.bsky.social! They’ll discuss their IMPACT Small Grants Program to provide funding and storytelling support to local nonprofits, media organizations, and libraries. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: The IMPACT Program - Funding solutions that address digital gaps and leverage storytelling - Chi Hack Night
In 2024, Cook County and City Bureau partnered to co-design and launch the IMPACT Small Grants Program to provide funding and storytelling support to local nonprofits, media organizations, and librari...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Cook County and @citybureau.bsky.social! They’ll discuss their IMPACT Small Grants Program to provide funding and storytelling support to local nonprofits, media organizations, and libraries. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us in person or online today to hear from the data science team from the Cook County Assessor’s Office! They’ll discuss how and why they built HomeVal, a web app that uses data to help determine home values. Doors open @ 6pm at i.c. stars. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: Generating 1.9 Million Static Web Pages to Explore How the Cook County Assessor’s Statistical Model Valued Your Home - Chi Hack Night
In this talk, the CCAO Data team will explain how and why they built HomeVal. They’ll dive into the nitty-gritty details of how they designed and implemented the app — from developing an AI explainabi...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join us in person or online today to hear from the data science team from the Cook County Assessor’s Office! They’ll discuss how and why they built HomeVal, a web app that uses data to help determine home values. Doors open @ 6pm at i.c. stars. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear about Namesake, a resource created in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Co-founder Eva Decker and designer & developer mb Bischoff will discuss the resource and their goals for it. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S. - Chi Hack Night
Namesake was founded in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Namesake's open source web application is built to securely guide people through the steps re...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear about Namesake, a resource created in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Co-founder Eva Decker and designer & developer mb Bischoff will discuss the resource and their goals for it. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us at 7pm to hear about @propublica.org’s investigation of the Trump administration’s deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. Reporters @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @micarosenberg.bsky.social, & @perla-trevizo.bsky.social
will discuss. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
will discuss. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Investigating the Trump administration’s deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador - Chi Hack Night
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September 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join us at 7pm to hear about @propublica.org’s investigation of the Trump administration’s deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. Reporters @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @micarosenberg.bsky.social, & @perla-trevizo.bsky.social
will discuss. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
will discuss. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm to learn about the Civics of Technology Project, a grassroots education organization that conducts research, develops curriculum, & offers professional development for teachers & students to examine the effects of tech on people’s lives. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: The Civics of Technology Project - Chi Hack Night
The Civics of Technology Project (CoT) is a grassroots education organization that conducts research, develops curriculum, and offers professional development for teachers and students to critically i...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm to learn about the Civics of Technology Project, a grassroots education organization that conducts research, develops curriculum, & offers professional development for teachers & students to examine the effects of tech on people’s lives. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Chicago Food Rescue (CFR)! Jake Tepperman, CFR executive director and founder, will discuss how the organization addresses the problem of food insecurity while also addressing the problem of food waste. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Chicago Food Rescue - Chi Hack Night
Chicago Food Rescue bridges the gap between food waste and food insecurity in Chicago. Volunteers use an app to deliver surplus food that would otherwise be thrown out directly to organizations servin...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Chicago Food Rescue (CFR)! Jake Tepperman, CFR executive director and founder, will discuss how the organization addresses the problem of food insecurity while also addressing the problem of food waste. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us in-person or virtually tonight for a facilitated group conversation about how we, as both individuals and a community, might navigate the rising authoritarian government in the US.
Livestream starts at ~6:30pm.
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Livestream starts at ~6:30pm.
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In-person and Online: Community Feedback Session - Chi Hack Night
Join us for a facilitated group conversation about how we, as both individuals and a community, might navigate the rising authoritarian government in the US. During these times, it's important to stay...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Join us in-person or virtually tonight for a facilitated group conversation about how we, as both individuals and a community, might navigate the rising authoritarian government in the US.
Livestream starts at ~6:30pm.
chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Livestream starts at ~6:30pm.
chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us in-person or online tonight to hear from Nick Lucius, Chief Information Officer and Commissioner of City of Chicago - Department of Technology & Innovation (DTI), and Melissa Clark, Head of Planning at DTI!
Doors open @ 6pm at i.c.stars.
Learn more & RSVP: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Doors open @ 6pm at i.c.stars.
Learn more & RSVP: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: City of Chicago’s Department of Technology and Innovation - Chi Hack Night
Hear from the Chicago Department of Tech and Innovation leaders on recent progress and projects.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Join us in-person or online tonight to hear from Nick Lucius, Chief Information Officer and Commissioner of City of Chicago - Department of Technology & Innovation (DTI), and Melissa Clark, Head of Planning at DTI!
Doors open @ 6pm at i.c.stars.
Learn more & RSVP: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Doors open @ 6pm at i.c.stars.
Learn more & RSVP: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from @nicolekdan.bsky.social of @floridainnovation.bsky.social and @civictechallies.bsky.social! She'll discuss @citycamp.bsky.social, an "unconference" bringing people together to collaborate on innovative ways to improve our cities. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: CityCamp 2025: A global movement of community-focused events that foster civic collaboration and innovation - Chi Hack Night
Hear about CityCamp - an “unconference” designed to bring together technologists, nonprofit leaders, and local government stakeholders to collaborate on innovative ways to improve our cities.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from @nicolekdan.bsky.social of @floridainnovation.bsky.social and @civictechallies.bsky.social! She'll discuss @citycamp.bsky.social, an "unconference" bringing people together to collaborate on innovative ways to improve our cities. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from the team at @chicagocta.bsky.social about the work they're doing to ensure riders get better real-time information about bus arrival times, helping solve the problem of "ghost buses."
Find more info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Find more info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: How the CTA is Fighting Ghost Buses - Chi Hack Night
Hear from three CTA employees on technical improvements the Chicago Transit Authority has been working on.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from the team at @chicagocta.bsky.social about the work they're doing to ensure riders get better real-time information about bus arrival times, helping solve the problem of "ghost buses."
Find more info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Find more info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us tonight online or in person at i.c. stars to hear from Chicago Public Library IT Director Nicole Steeves, who will share what it takes to provide high-volume public computing. Doors open at 6pm. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: For the Public Good: Technology at Chicago Public Library - Chi Hack Night
Learn more about technology at CPL
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July 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Join us tonight online or in person at i.c. stars to hear from Chicago Public Library IT Director Nicole Steeves, who will share what it takes to provide high-volume public computing. Doors open at 6pm. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from @injusticewatch.org. Reporters Emeline Posner and @cb-312.bsky.social will discuss their joint investigation with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity into property tax foreclosures.
Find full details here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Find full details here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Property tax foreclosures in Cook County - Chi Hack Night
Since 2019, more than 1,000 Cook County homeowners have lost their homes and home equity to investors — called tax buyers — through property tax foreclosure. Collectively, these homeowners owed $2.3 m...
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July 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from @injusticewatch.org. Reporters Emeline Posner and @cb-312.bsky.social will discuss their joint investigation with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity into property tax foreclosures.
Find full details here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Find full details here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from Leah Banks, Associate Dean of Continuing Education at Harold Washington College! She’ll discuss how the City Colleges of Chicago prepare students for careers in tech. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Build your Tech skills with CCC - Chi Hack Night
City Colleges helps students enter and evolve in a tech career—no matter where they start. With classes offering college credit, industry certifications, and professional development, it’s an affordab...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from Leah Banks, Associate Dean of Continuing Education at Harold Washington College! She’ll discuss how the City Colleges of Chicago prepare students for careers in tech. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Promontory Point Conservancy, a community-led nonprofit working to protect & preserve Promontory Point, Burnham Park, on Chicago’s South Side. They‘ll discuss their work to save the historic limestone block, revetment, & promenade. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Promontory Point: How to Save the Point - Chi Hack Night
Promontory Point Conservancy works to protect and preserve Promontory Point, Burnham Park, on Chicago’s South Side. For the past 25 years, the Conservancy, a community-led non-profit, has advocated to...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Join us tonight at 7pm to hear from Promontory Point Conservancy, a community-led nonprofit working to protect & preserve Promontory Point, Burnham Park, on Chicago’s South Side. They‘ll discuss their work to save the historic limestone block, revetment, & promenade. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us at i.c. stars or online tonight to hear from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office about their new study, which found that the Cook Co. property tax assessment appeals system disproportionately burdened lower-income, Black and Latino homeowners. Doors open @ 6pm chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: Cook County Treasurer's Office - Chi Hack Night
The Cook County property tax assessment appeals system shifted nearly $2 billion in property taxes onto homeowners from businesses over just three years, with lower-income, Black and Latino homeowners...
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June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join us at i.c. stars or online tonight to hear from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office about their new study, which found that the Cook Co. property tax assessment appeals system disproportionately burdened lower-income, Black and Latino homeowners. Doors open @ 6pm chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear about The Illinois Assistive Technology Program, a statewide nonprofit agency promoting the availability of assistive technology devices & services for people with disabilities and other health conditions.
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: The Illinois Assistive Technology Program - Chi Hack Night
The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) is a statewide nonprofit agency funded by state and federal grants that has been responsible for implementing the federal Assistive Technology Act sinc...
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May 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear about The Illinois Assistive Technology Program, a statewide nonprofit agency promoting the availability of assistive technology devices & services for people with disabilities and other health conditions.
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Join us tonight in person at i.c.stars or virtually for a Show and Tell event! Hear six short talks from Chi Hack Night community members about work‑in‑progress projects, breakout‑group updates, and ideas they want to share with the group.
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: Show and Tell (at i.c.stars) - Chi Hack Night
Show and Tell is our low-pressure session to share what you're working on with the community.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Join us tonight in person at i.c.stars or virtually for a Show and Tell event! Hear six short talks from Chi Hack Night community members about work‑in‑progress projects, breakout‑group updates, and ideas they want to share with the group.
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Get more info here: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Thanks @baratunde.com for highlighting our community! Join us every Tuesday to build, share, and learn about civic tech! chihacknight.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanks @baratunde.com for highlighting our community! Join us every Tuesday to build, share, and learn about civic tech! chihacknight.org
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Today's #HowWeCitizen story is about tech that serves the people because it's made WITH the people. We go to @chihacknight.org and #chicago to showcase a story that's the Anti-DOGE newsletter.baratunde.com/p/we-found-t...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today's #HowWeCitizen story is about tech that serves the people because it's made WITH the people. We go to @chihacknight.org and #chicago to showcase a story that's the Anti-DOGE newsletter.baratunde.com/p/we-found-t...
#civictech #democracy
#civictech #democracy
Join us next Tuesday, April 22 to hear from Nick Wesley of Urban Rivers. Learn about the Wild Mile and their wildlife monitoring rangers! #chihacknight
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Online: What's in the River? Urban Rivers citizen science monitoring of the Chicago River - Chi Hack Night
Urban Rivers is a non-profit with the mission of turning our cities waterways into wildlife sanctuaries and is the organization behind the Wild Mile floating park. They presented at Chi Hack Night bac...
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April 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us next Tuesday, April 22 to hear from Nick Wesley of Urban Rivers. Learn about the Wild Mile and their wildlife monitoring rangers! #chihacknight
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Join us in person at i.c. stars or online tonight to hear from Dr. Crystal Bae about the Chicago Neighborhood Project (CNP)! She’ll discuss early findings and data from the crowdsourced neighborhood boundary drawings project. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
In-person and Online: Chicago Neighborhoods Project (new location) - Chi Hack Night
Chi Hack Night will be at a new location! i.c.stars, a non-profit tech training & placement program, will be hosting us at their office at 750 N Orleans Suite 500, Chicago. Hear from the researchers l...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Join us in person at i.c. stars or online tonight to hear from Dr. Crystal Bae about the Chicago Neighborhood Project (CNP)! She’ll discuss early findings and data from the crowdsourced neighborhood boundary drawings project. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Exciting news for us! Meet Chi Hack Night's new Co-Presidents Sneha Jalukar and Samantha Goodman! chihacknight.org/blog/2025/04...
Meet Chi Hack Night's New Co-Presidents! - Chi Hack Night
After serving as Chi Hack Night's second President, Sean Watland is stepping down after two years. Congratulate Sneha Jalukar & Samanatha Goodman Chi Hack Night's new Co-Presidents!
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April 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Exciting news for us! Meet Chi Hack Night's new Co-Presidents Sneha Jalukar and Samantha Goodman! chihacknight.org/blog/2025/04...
Join us virtually tonight at 7pm CT to hear from @amyqin.bsky.social ial and @popkulturekills.bsky.social of @wbez.org! They will discuss the work they’ve done analyzing and reporting on rental affordability issues in Chicago. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...
Online: Rental Affordability in Chicago - Chi Hack Night
Rents have risen faster than incomes in Chicago in recent decades, leading to worsening rental affordability issues for residents across the city. Between 2000 and 2022, the number of neighborhoods co...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Join us virtually tonight at 7pm CT to hear from @amyqin.bsky.social ial and @popkulturekills.bsky.social of @wbez.org! They will discuss the work they’ve done analyzing and reporting on rental affordability issues in Chicago. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...