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1871 is a nonprofit digital startup incubator in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. [1] It was founded in 2012 by J. B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership.
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [3] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [4] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Some of Chicago’s youngest entrepreneurs hit a brand-new milestone Wednesday with the release of Forbes’ first-ever Chicago-specific 30 Under 30 list. Forbes’ 30 Under 30 lists typically ...
Also started in 2015, Invisible Institute was founded by noted Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven, whose reporting on the 2014 fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald brought national attention to ...
Pete Kadens plans to send 30,000 people to college over the next decade, making his charity the largest scholarship program in the country.
Educare Chicago is a school on Chicago's South Side for children ages 0 to 5 that was founded by Start Early and the Irving Harris Foundation in 2000. [13] The Montessori-style curriculum of the school provides classes that focus on the emotional and academic development of children in the early stages of their lives. [3]
The Federal Trade Commission and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office have banned a controversial anonymous messaging app from serving kids under 18, taking an unprecedented and aggressive ...