Chi Hack Night

In-person and Online: Lucy Parsons Labs - Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers - Chi Hack Night Join to hear about Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers.

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from @lucyparsonslabs.com! Freddy Martinez will discuss insights from investigations into automated license plate readers, ways the tech has been abused, and how we must adapt to a changing regulatory & political landscape.
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Online: From Neglected to Beloved: How Vision, Policy, Data, and Engagement Revived the Chicago-Calumet River System - Chi Hack Night Come hear a presentation from Friends of the Chicago River

Join us online tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Friends of the Chicago River! Planning Director Adam Flickinger will discuss the work that went into transforming the Chicago-Calumet River system from an overlooked & polluted waterway to a living ecological asset. chihacknight.org/events/2026/...

In-person and Online: Four-Flats, ADUs, and Beyond - How Abundant Housing Illinois is Reshaping Chicago - Chi Hack Night What does it mean to be a YIMBY? As the Illinois chapter of the national “Yes In My Backyard” movement, Abundant Housing Illinois advocates for building more homes of all types; from affordable housin...

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from Abundant Housing Illinois! They’ll discuss their work to advocate for more housing and housing reforms, break down the data on Chicago’s housing shortage, and offer concrete ways to get involved.
Doors open @ 6pm.

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Online: One Year In - What We Know the Trump Administration Means for Public Interest Technology - Chi Hack Night Join Reilly Martin from Technologists for the Public Good, Kate Green from We The Builders, and Christopher Whitaker from the Alliance of Civic Technology for a panel discussion on what the last year ...

Join us tonight for a panel discussion featuring Reilly Martin of @publicgood.tech, Kate Green of @wethebuilders.org, and @civicwhitaker.com of @civictechallies.bsky.social. They’ll discuss the past year of the Trump administration and its effect on civic tech. chihacknight.org/events/2026/...

Online: Govbot: Decentralized Government Data Meets AI Analysis — Built for Citizens and Activists - Chi Hack Night Legislative data is hard to parse, track, and organize—and existing solutions can disappear overnight, like Google’s Civic Information API did in 2024. What would a decentralized, open-source alternat...

Join us online tonight at 7pm to hear from the team behind Govbot! Govbot (formerly known as WindyCivi) is an open-source solution that gives activists, journalists, and citizens the framework to track and analyze legislation. Learn more: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

In-person and Online: Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, City of Chicago Contracts, & Insurance Networks - Chi Hack Night Bike Lane Uprising has conducted a data-driven audit and risk analysis of over 50,000 Illinois companies registered with the United States Department of Transportation - specifically examining their r...

Join us in person or online tonight to hear from @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social about their data-driven audit & risk analysis of 50,000+ IL companies registered with USDOT - specifically examining their risk of involvement in crashes & fatalities with bicyclists. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, City of Chicago Contracts, & Insurance Networks Hosted by ChiHack Night: 12/9/25 Online & in Person Bike Lane Uprising has conducted a data-driven audit and risk analysis of over 50,000 Illinois companies registered with the United States Department of Transportation - specifically examining their r...

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"Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, Chicago Contracts, & Insurance Networks" hosted by ChiHack Night *tonight* 12/9, 6 PM online and at 750 N. Orleans, #500.

@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chihacknight.org @stevevance.net @atalliance.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org

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.

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/...

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...

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/...

Thank you for joining us! 🤗

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...

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/...

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...

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: Investigating the Trump administration’s deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador - Chi Hack Night

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/...

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...

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: 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...

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/...

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...

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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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.

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/...

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.

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: 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.

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."

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In-person and Online: For the Public Good: Technology at Chicago Public Library​ - Chi Hack Night Learn more about technology at CPL

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/...

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...

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.

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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...

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: 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...

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/...

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...

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/...

Sounds like we need to go on a sandwich run next time!

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...

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.

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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.

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.

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