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What the billionaire founder of Morningstar looks for in a startup

May 21, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Joe Mansueto became a billionaire building Morningstar into a leading global investment research firm. Now, he's applying what he learned along the way to spot promising entrepreneurs and invest in...

Axel Garcia, front, works on an assignment during his computer science class at Curie High School in Chicago. Computer science is now a graduation requirement for Chicago Public Schools high schoolers, following a unanimous vote by the Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday.

CPS to roll out computer science requirement

May 21, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Computer science is now a graduation requirement for Chicago Public Schools. Each student in the country's third-largest school district will be required to take at least one credit of computer...

Google is hiring a city manager to oversee its Fiber business in Chicago.

Google Fiber job listing doesn’t mean Chicago is getting the service

May 21, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

Google is hiring a city manager to oversee its Fiber business in Chicago — but that doesn't mean the high-speed Internet service is definitely coming here. "We haven't made a...

Motorola Solutions beats estimates in 4Q earnings

May 21, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Motorola Solutions posted fourth-quarter results Monday that beat analysts' estimates on earnings per share and just missed on revenues. The Schaumburg-based maker of two-way radios and other communications equipment reported...

Startup will help Hyatt housekeeping find you a crib

May 21, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

When a guest requests a rollaway bed at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, which has more than 1,200 rooms, someone from housekeeping has to rush to that floor and hope there's...

Groupon shares pop after strong 4th-quarter earnings

May 21, 2019 at 12:02 a.m.

Groupon shares were up about 14 percent in after-hours trading Thursday afternoon after the company beat analyst estimates on revenue and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2015....

Homescreen Homie can turn your friends into apps

May 21, 2019 at 12:02 a.m.

It's time to create a new folder on your smartphone: Best friends. Or, if you're smooth like that, lovers. Homescreen Homie is a free Web application that allows you to...

Breather says hourly room rentals are for work, not monkey business

May 21, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

Are you looking to rent a room for an hour? Breather, a Montreal-based startup, is bringing its short-term office-space rental service to Chicago in the coming weeks, CEO and co-founder...

Company 0, the Chicago-based maker of Bitcoin tools and secure communciations software, launched Decred, a digital currency created by former Bitcoin developers.

Chicago developers launch Decred, a Bitcoin alternative

May 21, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

If you're not sure you understand Bitcoin, you just fell another step behind: Decred, a digital currency created by former Bitcoin developers in Chicago, is the latest alternative coin seeking...

ChicagoMade going back to South by Southwest with new approach

May 21, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

Chicago boosters hope to grab attention at South by Southwest by skipping a trade show booth in favor of an all-day outdoor lounge near the convention center where Windy City...

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