One of the top questions for every start-up and entrepreneur is, “Where am I going to get my funding?” After all, having a great product is one thing, but bringing that product to market, attracting a customer base, and growing
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Collecting Fingerprints or Other Biometric Information without Consent Could Be Costly
If you are an employer or other entity that is using the biometric information of your employees, customers or others, such as fingerprint or retina scans, for purposes such as timekeeping, computer login, or customer identification, you could be the
Cryptocurrency Gives Rise to Legal Questions
A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange. Cryptocurrencies use techniques of cryptography – or code-breaking – to generate units of currency and then to secure transactions. Cryptocurrencies are created and managed entirely separate from
What Is the ILGIF, and How Can It Help Entrepreneurs?
For entrepreneurs and start-ups, it seems the search for capital is never finished, whether that means turning to friends and family for money or leveraging technology for crowdfunding. In Illinois, there is a significant amount of capital – about $220
Illinois Court Finds that Landfill Post-Closure Monitoring Period not Limited to 15 Years by Statute
An Illinois appellate court recently ruled that the 15 year post-closure monitoring requirement for sanitary landfills under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act sets the minimum, not maximum, period, and that that the operator will be required to continue post-closure monitoring if the
Outsiders and Insiders Are Behind the Fintech Revolution
“When’s the last time you were in a bank? Do you want to go to a bank?”
This question was posed by George Vukotich, co-founder of FinTank, a fintech-focused organization that serves Chicago’s technology and start-up communities. His remarks
Making the Second City a First Tier Start-Up Destination
When it comes to venture capital investment internationally, Chicago just barely misses the top 10, coming in at number 11 according to statistics compiled by the Martin Prosperity Institute, an economic think tank that operates out of the University of
Montana is the Latest State to Propose TENORM Regulations
On August 18, 2017, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) formally proposed regulations providing additional requirements for the management of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) waste, making Montana the latest state to propose such regulations. The proposed
Incubate Illinois and Other Chicago Tech Resources
First, for those in attendance at the second annual Incubate Illinois Conference, held on July 12, thank you. You made the event a tremendous success. We set out to develop a forum where the greatest thought leaders in Chicago’s
Environmental Enforcement Penalties Are Down Under the Trump Administration
Today, the Environmental Integrity Project released a report finding that in the first six months of the Trump administration, the federal government has collected 60% less in civil penalties in environmental enforcement actions than it did, on average, during the equivalent periods