Chicago

Alarmed by the reach and rapid expansion of license plate cameras, privacy advocates have filed suit in Illinois, saying the cameras violate the Constitution’s protections against unreasonable search.

The Chicago City Council has confirmed Nick Lucius as CIO to spearhead strategy for the just-created Department of Technology and Innovation. Lucius has a background in law and data science.

A partnership between Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois Institute of Technology and City Colleges of Chicago allows high-school juniors and seniors to enroll in college courses in pursuit of associates degrees.

After lengthy contract talks, the city will keep the gunshot detection system in place through September. But critics say it disproportionately harms people of color and some attorneys argue it shouldn’t be used in court cases.

Chicago has joined a growing list of cities that have cut ties with a controversial company that tries to reduce gun violence with tech that listens for the crack of gunshots and immediately notifies police.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he would end the city’s use of the police surveillance tool after extending the city’s contract to use the technology through September.

The ShotSpotter gunshot detection system has worn a bull's-eye among progressives in Chicago for years, and now Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will make good on his campaign promise to get rid of the technology.

A program that will test automated ticketing of drivers parked in bike and bus lanes downtown, already on the books for nearly a year, could be up and running in Chicago by summer.

The city of Chicago’s recently established Department of Technology and Innovation aims to transform the way city agencies work with one another and the way the city provides services to constituents.

Fire departments in Chicago’s southern suburbs expect response times to be reduced by an average of two minutes per call following the introduction of a new technology called CentralSquare Unify.

CISO Bruce Coffing on recruiting a more diverse cybersecurity workforce and the unique challenges of locking down systems in a city the size of Chicago.

An IT consultant hired by City Hall to diagnose the city’s technological woes urged a drastic revamp of software and an increase of investments in IT infrastructure after years of city neglect and cost inefficiencies.

The map-based Chicago Recovery Plan was created with feedback from residents. It also allows them to track progress on city projects to create safe neighborhoods and drive equitable economic growth.

The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education approved a $1 million contract to replace X-ray machines currently in elementary and high schools that detect firearms, knives and ammunition in bags and backpacks.

Plus, organizations urge Congress to support legislation for rural communities; a report explores redundancies in federal broadband programs; and much more.

Announced at the G7 summit in Japan, the tech giants have committed $150 million in funding to the University of Chicago and University of Tokyo’s plan to create the world's first quantum supercomputer.

The city's recently announced cybersecurity and digital services apprenticeship program will help upskill job seekers in underrepresented communities and connect them to the city’s IT workforce.

Maurice Classen, who has a decade of government experience, has been hired as chief operating officer of Zencity after using the social analytics software to make leadership decisions during Chicago's COVID-19 response.