A new Chicago task force is intended to find solutions to challenges with public safety, smart government and connected infrastructure.

Activists demanded Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson remove the gunshot-detection tech from city streets, citing his campaign promise.

As many as 25 apprentices will be offered training to prepare them to work in tech roles in Chicago's city government.

On the Priorities podcast, a local IT leader proposes creating a mutual aid system for municipalities to help each other during crises.

The Chicago-area county published an interactive map that shows socioeconomic changes based on five years of Census Bureau data.

Kurt Peterson, who was named Chicago's CIO in July, said the city's $400 million modernization plan will remake the city's technology.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city is going to embark on a new IT modernization strategy, naming two officials to lead the effort.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved legislation placing more cameras on expressways throughout 22 counties.

Chicago Public Schools said teacher-evaluation software sold by edtech nonprofit Battelle for Kids was hit by ransomware in December 2021.

A sprawling agency responsible for the city's technology, motor-vehicle fleet and public buildings has a new leader after its last commissioner joined the Obama Foundation.