PARIS (WCIA) — On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker accepted an award in France on behalf of Illinois. Pritzker joined the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Mind the Bridge and economic leaders ...

On Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that April will be Innovation and Technology Month in the state of Illinois. The announcement follows a proclamationsigned March 25. “The Illinois Department of ...

Illinois State University plans to create the first large-scale effort in McLean County to develop "a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth," the release said. The initiative ...

An innovation ecosystem’s ability to assemble, coordinate, and support the necessary components for technology transfer — R&D funding, infrastructure, and capital — has a direct bearing on the success ...

Over the past 10 years I have been involved in five startups. Now, in my new role with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, I find myself at the center of many discussions ...

The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is honored to collaborate with leading area organizations to bring innovation and inspiration to entrepreneurs and innovation-driven enterprises in Illinois ...

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is partnering with Illinois State University to launch the Illinois Innovation Network, which aims to focus on innovation within clinical and patient education, ...

For generations, blue-collar industries have boosted output and met consumer demand through capital investments and workforce development. From time to time, however, unanticipated disruptions upend ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Illinois today announced that Monsanto (NYSE: MON), a global agriculture company headquartered in St. Louis, and The Climate Corporation, a ...

“I am honored to announce the American Innovation coin for the State of Illinois,” said the Honorable Ventris C. Gibson, Director of the Mint. “In 1833, John Lane Sr., a blacksmith, built from an old ...

Illinois is seeing a surge of startup and innovation spinning out of its universities, especially in biomedicine and information-technology software development. And licensing of university-developed ...