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A red light on the body camera worn on Duluth, Minn. police officer Dan Merseth's uniform indicates it is active during a traffic stop in Duluth. The the city's 110 officer-worn cameras are generating 8,000 to 10,000 videos per month that are kept for at least 30 days and in many cases longer, says Police Chief Gordon Ramsay.

Motorola Solutions joins battle to supply police body cameras

May 20, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.

Motorola Solutions has entered the battle to provide police body cameras, fueled by growing demands for video evidence of encounters between citizens and law enforcement. The Schaumburg-based company unveiled a...

1Face watches target buyers who make time for a good cause

May 20, 2019 at 10:39 p.m.

At a time when consumers' new idea of a watch is more computer than timepiece, one Chicago-area firm continues to bet its charity-minded product has a market. 1Face, a brand...

The 'Cloud Tax' nickname refers to the longstanding Amusement Tax and Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax, which the city reinterpreted this summer to apply to services such as Netflix and Spotify, as well as cloud-based business services.

Emanuel details changes to business side of ‘cloud tax’

May 20, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has revealed details of his plan to blunt the impact of the controversial "cloud tax" on the tech community. A new revenue ordinance provided to the City...

Martha Stewart trumped by manufactured organs, everlasting love

May 20, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

Chicago Ideas leaders insisted that Wednesday night's sold-out talk featuring Martha Stewart, United Therapeutics CEO Martine Rothblatt and others wouldn't be about "women's entrepreneurship." And with a varied program that...

‘Micro pilots,’ rapper Common, Gen. Petraeus

May 20, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

Individuals ranging from investors to entrepreneurs to employees learned how to run "micro pilots" at a Tuesday afternoon Chicago Ideas Week lab hosted by Hyatt and innovation consultancy Gravitytank. Participants...

Uber launches ‘Rush’ retail delivery service in Chicago

May 20, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

Uber is expanding its logistics offerings in Chicago on Wednesday with the launch of UberRush, a service that allows local businesses to offer on-demand deliveries. The service turns Uber drivers...

Project associations analyze data at the University of Chicago Crime Lab and Urban Education Lab in Chicago.

U. of C. announces $2M in grants for urban policy efforts

May 20, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

The University of Chicago will award more than $2 million in grants to three projects that will tackle urban policy issues, said Timothy Knowles, director of the university's Urban Labs...

Kevin Willer, from left, Brad Keywell, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and The Starter League's Neal Sales-Griffin and Mike McGee tour 1871.

‘Sheer force of will’ took Ideas Week from dream to reality

May 20, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

Entrepreneur Brad Keywell's ? resume reveals a long list of business endeavors, but creating the Chicago Ideas Week festival, now in its fifth year, provides a different kind of satisfaction,...

Luis Castan Fornes of Spain crosses the finish line.

How a real-time simulation will keep the Chicago Marathon on track

May 20, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

Can predictive data build a safer marathon? A team from Northwestern University is introducing a tool to help organizers of Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon react if things don't...

Occupancy costs at its offices, which have turned quiet floors of the Merchandise Mart into a draw for political and business visitors to Chicago, were $1.7 million in 2013-14, or about 48 percent of total expenses, and nearly $1.66 million in 2012-13, or about 53 percent.

What tech hub 1871 spends on salaries and space

May 20, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, the non-profit parent of tech hub 1871, had assets of $4 million and spent $950,000 on staff and related costs in 2013-14, with several employees earning...

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