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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

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/...

If it’s Tuesday #civictech @chihacknight.org

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/...

Thanks @baratunde.com for highlighting our community! Join us every Tuesday to build, share, and learn about civic tech! chihacknight.org

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

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 chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

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...

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/...

Join us online or in person tonight to learn about PCs for People! Since 1998, PCs for People has refurbished and redistributed over 400,000 devices, diverting over 23 million lbs of e-waste from landfills. Livestream starts at ~6:35pm. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to learn about the StopWatch, a project from UChicago’s Mansueto Institute and the @chicagotribune.com analyzing a unique dataset of over 100 million real-time bus locations collected by Chi Hack Night Ghost Buses. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear from @anthonymoser.com of @n4ej.org. He’ll discuss ChicagoAQI, a new tool that lets people suggest locations for city air monitors and explore environmental risks and exposures in their neighborhood. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from Cecilia Reyes, Senior Reporter at @businessinsider.com! She’ll discuss her investigation into illegal evictions or lockouts. Doors open at Tech Nexus at 6pm, livestream starts around 6:35pm CT. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us virtually tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Prof. Maxwell Palmer, co-author of Neighborhood Defenders: Participatory Politics and America’s Housing Crisis. He’ll discuss the book, recent research, and strategies to address the housing crisis. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us virtually tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Dylan Pederson, founder and lead developer of the Landlord Mapper, a national landlord database initiative that aims to help tenants research their landlords and to promote transparency in rental markets. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us tonight in person or online for a facilitated group conversation about the incoming second Trump Administration, the role of tech & data in our society, and how we, the Chi Hack Night community, might respond to all of it. Doors open at 6pm. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Join us virtually tonight at 7pm CT to hear from @viktorkoves.bsky.social, lead contributor on Electrify Chicago, an independent open-source project looking to shed light on one of the biggest sources of Chicago’s CO2 emissions: buildings. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us tonight in person or online to hear from @jack-hanson.bsky.social, Founder and Executive Director of @runonclimate.bsky.social and former Burlington, VT City Councilor! Doors open at 6pm CT at TechNexus, and livestream starts ~6:40pm CT. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us in Chicago for Hack Night where our Executive Director @jack-hanson.bsky.social will be giving a presentation on the work done by Run On Climate. 🌎 Learn More 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/chi-hack-n... #climatepolicy #cities

Looking forward to presenting at @chihacknight.bsky.social tomorrow!

From the Chicago, one of the original #civictech volunteer groups - @chihacknight.bsky.social! Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about tools to create, support, and serve the public good. chihacknight.org

Join us tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Windy Civi, a Chi Hack Night breakout group with a focus to help citizens stay updated and engaged on active legislation! They’ll discuss their newly launched app and how they plan to help citizens stay informed. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us tonight in person or online to learn about bird migration! 🐦‍⬛ Dr. Benjamin Van Doren, Asst. Professor at UIUC, & J’orge Garcia, #citybirds Director, will discuss their work to track migratory birds and understand the challenges they face. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

There will be no Chi Hack Night tonight! If you haven’t voted already, go vote today! 🗳️ Get all the info you need to vote here: www.vote.org

Join us on Zoom tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Christopher Whitaker, Exec. Director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists! He’ll discuss the history of civic tech volunteer groups, why it’s valuable to connect them, & how ACT plans to support these groups. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us on Zoom tonight at 7pm CT to hear from the @invisibleinstitute.bsky.social team! They’ll discuss the Civic Police Data Project and the National Police Index — data tools that give the public insight into police records. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from Alejandra Cancino & @mdoukmas.bsky.social of @injusticewatch.org. They’ll discuss their investigative series about the situation many renters face — unsafe buildings, rising rents, & landlords who shirk responsibility. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us on Zoom tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Carolina Macias (Little Village Environmental Justice Organization) and Paulina Vaca (Center for Neighborhood Technology)! They'll discuss the Chicago Truck Data Portal, the impact of traffic data, and more. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from Elle Ramel, Chief of Staff & Inclusive Partnerships at World Business Chicago (WBC)! She'll discuss what WBC is doing to advance gender equity in Chicago's tech & tech-adjacent industries. Doors open @ 6pm. More info: chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us on Zoom tonight at 7pm to hear from Devon Braunstein, Director of the Illinois Office of Broadband. She’ll discuss how IL is working to connect every household to broadband and build capacity among local organizations to help residents get online. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear from @ethanscorey.bsky.social, Research & Projects Editor at @theappeal.bsky.social. He'll discuss how The Appeal built the 1st national database of prices charged for basic necessities at prison commissaries across the U.S. chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear from IN2IT Chicago, a group working to make it easier for Chicagoans to get civically engaged. After a few years of developing the platform at Chi Hack Night, they're ready to launch! 🚀 More info: chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Join us tonight in person for our 600th episode! 🎉 We'll be celebrating with an ideathon. We'll divide into teams, which will each work to develop ideas based on one of three themes. As always, all are welcome, so put on your thinking cap & join us!💡 chihacknight.org/events/2024/...