Hackathons are a time-honored tradition that allow engineers to experiment with new technologies and take action on big ideas they’ve been mulling over for months. But what hackathons actually look ...

There may be no more quintessentially “techie” experience than the hackathon. Hackathons — events where coders, engineers, designers, and strategists gather to build problem-solving solutions at ...

This October, a Chicago hackathon is looking to get into some funny business. This October, a Chicago hackathon is looking to get into some funny business. Comedy Hack Day (CHD), a hackathon for ...

ProPublica is holding its first ever hackathon to celebrate the recent launch of our Vital Signs API. Sponsored by Yelp, we're inviting participants to Chicago to create solutions for helping patients ...

Like urban bike-sharing programs everywhere, Chicago’s Divvy must contend with a key problem: due to commuting patterns, some bike stations empty out fast while others fill up quickly, leaving no ...

As members of Chi Hack Night, an open group that has been shaping civic technology in Chicago for five years, we would like to respond to Scott Moorhouse's opinion piece suggesting a hackathon to ...

This weekend, the <a href="http://aechackathon.com/chicago/#">AEC Hackathon</a> makes its Chicago debut with <a href="http://aechackathon.com/chicago/">AEC 2.1</a ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Dan Michelson has two hopes for the Greater Chicago Food ...

All-nighters and technology are part of most teenagers’ lives. For dozens of area high school students, one particular late-night event will give them a taste of the techie marathons that are becoming ...

Software firm the Nerdery has been holding hackathons for charities since 2008, challenging staff and other volunteers to create websites for nonprofits that can’t afford them. But over time, leaders ...

When Moshe Tamssot walked out of a Chicago hackathon in August 2010, he had a new business and a new business partner. Most hackathon attendees go just to have fun, of course, and that’s been enough ...