Links & Resources
Chicago-area Informal and Formal Tech-Related Organizations
Top Chicago Tech Links
- Midwest Business
Midwest-focused tech news, including Chicago. Lots of good coverage. - Silicon Prairie Social
The “TECH cocktail of the suburbs.” A tech party and networking event organized by Tim Courtney of XNet. - Sun-Times tech news
Tech news from the Chicago paper, much of it with a Chicago focus. - TECH cocktail
Chicago’s premier tech and networking party, held quarterly. Also a great source of Chicago tech news. - TechSocial
Calendar of Chicago tech and entrepreneurship events - TechVenue’s Chicago Calendar
Great calendar of Chicago tech, business, and entrepreneurial events. Many of the WindyBits calendar events are from TechVenue. - The May Report
“Scoops” on Chicago tech news from the inimitable and ever-present Ron May, the gadfly of Chicago tech. - WindyWire
A great blog about all things Chicago technology.
Meetups and Informal Organizations
- Computer and Video meetups
- Hardware and Electronics meetups
- Internet and Technology meetups
- Software meetups
- TechBuzz Chicago
A place to share thoughts and news about Web 2.0 Chicago. - TechCoffee
Open source hackers meet at the crack of dawn and code - Work and Career meetups
Beware the networking-heavy entrepreneur meetups
Entrepreneurial and Professional Organizations
- Business Network Chicago
- Business Network Chicago’s links
Helpful list of entrepreneurial and professional organizations - Chicago Interactive Marketing Assocation (CIMA)
- Chicagoland Engineers Week
- Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
- Coleman Entrepreneurship Center
- Dupage Area Engineers Week
- Entrepreneurs Organization of Chicago
- Illinois IT Assocation
- Lincoln Park Network
The oldest networking group in Chicago - Midwest Entrepeneur Forum
- MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
- Society for Technical Communication (Chicago)
- Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
- The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Midwest
- Young Execs Club of Chicago
- Young Professionals of Chicago

