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The eighth-graders at The Nettelhorst School in Lakeview didn't just talk about product design. They designed a product. And they didn't just talk about manufacturing or finance. They negotiated with...

They're highly vetted early startups looking to disrupt everything from e-commerce to Big Data to telephone service to test prep. Their first assignment as incoming class members at Techstars Chicago:...

If New York-based in-office manicure startup Manicube was looking for validation for its Chicago launch this week, ad agency Leo Burnett seemed to offer it. Slots for two days of...

Chad Schumacher's maker story — his Allegory — starts in late 2011. He and his wife, Jessica, had the life they wanted, and it didn't involve making much more than...

TechNexus will use Tuesday night's official opening of its new downtown shared working space to roll out what it calls a "national pivot," creating and connecting a nationwide network of...

There was this guy on YouTube scrambling an egg without cracking it, and Chicago resident Geraint Krumpe couldn't stop thinking about it. That was a year ago, around Easter, and...

With college dormitories come roommate conflicts. But one Chicago startup hopes that its digital tools and advice will appeal to colleges looking to help students solve those problems. Roompact, fresh...

The April 15 tax-filing deadline is less than a month away. And the simple takeaway from a tax-advice session for startups this week at 1871 was this: Hire an accountant....

A University of Chicago-based startup that teaches financial literacy to urban teens is hoping a new mobile app will help drive home the message. Moneythink CEO Ted Gonder said he...