Chicago Tech Insider

Friday, October 10, 2025

• • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
  • McDonald's - Corporate Office, 110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60607

  [Low Cost] ProductCamp Chicago 2025

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Saturday, October 11, 2025

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Sawada Coffee, 112 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

  [FREE] AI x Skincare – The Future of Personalized Beauty

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Sunday, October 12, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place West Building | 2301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

  Women in Manufacturing (WiM) SUMMIT

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, October 13, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place West Building | 2301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

  Women in Manufacturing (WiM) SUMMIT

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place West Building | 2301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

  Women in Manufacturing (WiM) SUMMIT

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • All Day
  • 167 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

  Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • 1871, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030: Emerging Technologies, Responsible Innovation, and Entrepreneur

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

• • 5:00 - 7:30 pm
  • Adyen Office, 333 N Green St, Chicago IL

  [FREE] ProductTank Meetup : Keynote with Author and Global Keynote speaker Kate Leto:It’s Conflict-Entangled

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Professional Development
• • 5:30 pm
  • DRW Training Center, 540 W. Madison, 25th floor.

  [FREE] Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup: Long Queries and the Art of Full Scan @DRW

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Professional Development

Thursday, October 16, 2025

• • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
  • 200 East Randolph Street · Chicago, IL

  PyData Meetup | Smart, Connected, & Healthy Outcomes from Leveraging Assets & Research

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 17, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• • 4:30
  • mHUB 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

  [Low Cost] Annual PumpKing Carving Contest

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Festival/Celebration
• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • Drive Capital, Fulton East Building, 8th Floor 215 N Peoria Street, Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Chicago Data Night - Kemal Badur (UChicago) | Building AI Tools for the Enterprise

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 5:30 - 8:00 pm
  • TeamWorking by TechNexus, 20 N Wacker Dr 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

  [FREE] Fireside Chat : Unlocking the Power of Context Engineering w/ Pinecone

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 24, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, October 27, 2025

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

• • All Day
  • Thompson Chicago, by Hyatt 21 East Bellevue Place Chicago, IL 60611

  [FREE] RT25 Conference: Free Student Tickets Available Until September 30

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

• • All Day
  • Thompson Chicago, by Hyatt 21 East Bellevue Place Chicago, IL 60611

  [FREE] RT25 Conference: Free Student Tickets Available Until September 30

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, October 30, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 7:00 - 11:00 pm
  • mHUB, 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612

  [Low Cost] mHUB | Night of the Living Tech

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 31, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, November 3, 2025

• • All Day
  • Convene Willis Tower / Chicago, IL

  2025 Chicago Quantum Summit

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

• • All Day
  • Convene Willis Tower / Chicago, IL

  2025 Chicago Quantum Summit

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • All Day
  • McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

  AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • 1871, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030: Emerging Technologies, Responsible Innovation, and Entrepreneur

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

  AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Hyde Park Labs 5207 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 5th Floor Amenity Space

  Quantum Prairie Economic Symposium The Science, Workforce, and Business of the Quantum Ecosystem

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 1:00 - 2:15 pm
  • Maison Marcel, 3114 North Broadway Street · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Chicago Women Entrepreneurs Mastermind Meet Up

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, November 6, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

  AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration

  • Conference/Workshop
• • All Day
  • The Guild Lounge in Scott Hall, 601 University Pl, Evanston, IL 60208

  3rd Annual Quantum Computer Cybersecurity Symposium (QCCS '25)

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 5:30 - 8:00 pm
  • mHUB 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

  [Low Cost] mHUB Industry Disruptors - John Rogers | BioTech

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, November 7, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

  AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration

  • Conference/Workshop
• • All Day
  • The Guild Lounge in Scott Hall, 601 University Pl, Evanston, IL 60208

  3rd Annual Quantum Computer Cybersecurity Symposium (QCCS '25)

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Saturday, November 8, 2025

• • All Day
  • McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

  AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, November 10, 2025

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • 200 E Randolph St., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] JavaScript Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting
• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • 1871, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030: Emerging Technologies, Responsible Innovation, and Entrepreneur

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, November 13, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, November 14, 2025

• • 5:00 pm
  • mHUB 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

  [Low Cost] mHUB Harvest Fest

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Festival/Celebration
• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, November 20, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, November 21, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, November 24, 2025

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, November 27, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, November 28, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

• • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
  • 1871, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030: Emerging Technologies, Responsible Innovation, and Entrepreneur

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

• • 1:00 - 2:15 pm
  • Maison Marcel, 3114 North Broadway Street · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] Chicago Women Entrepreneurs Mastermind Meet Up

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, December 5, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, December 8, 2025

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, December 12, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, December 18, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, December 19, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, IL 60611

  [Low Cost] IT Social Chicago | Data, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, December 22, 2025

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

• • 7:00 - 10:00 pm
  • Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

  [FREE] Signals and Pixels Art & Tech Meetup

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, December 25, 2025

• • 6:00 - 11:00 pm
  • Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by SPLX.AI

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, January 5, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, January 19, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, February 2, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, February 16, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, March 2, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, March 16, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, March 30, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, April 13, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, April 27, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, May 25, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, June 8, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, June 22, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, July 6, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, July 20, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, August 3, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, August 17, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, August 31, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, September 14, 2026

• • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting