The next meeting of Open Gov Chicago(-land), set for Thursday, November 20, 2014, is going to do a deep-dive on Chicago Park District Advisory Councils. Here’s a description: Our next meetup will be the first in a new series that focuses…
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Use 311? Want to make it better? – Comment here!
The City of Chicago is currently in the process of revamping the 311 system. The 311 system is what the city uses to coordinate and dispatch city services. Every year, this system takes millions of calls regarding potholes, graffiti, food poisoning,…
Join us at the next OpenGov Chicago Meetup: Chicago Park District Advisory Council
The OpenGovChicago(-land) meetup is back with a return to its roots. The next meetup will be the first in a new series that focuses on learning about and helping grassroots groups that interact with official government functions. First up is the Park District…
Foodborne Chicago and Flooding the Box

It was interesting to see on Twitter a discussion started when Foodborne Chicago was clumped with the Boston’s Streetbump app. I jumped in a bit, but I’m not much of a Twitter convo person, as I use it more to make…
Find your polling place on the Cook County Data Portal!
If you live in Suburban Cook County and haven’t voted yet, you can find your voting location on the Cook County Data Portal. If you forgot to register to vote, you can also find places where you can do same…
Attend the Next Meeting of the Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee
The next meeting of the Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is coming up. Details as follows: Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee James R. Thompson Center 100 W. Randolph St. Ste. 3-400 (Director’s Conference…