UniversityGreater Chicago

Northern Illinois University

University · DeKalb, IL

Northern Illinois University is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois.

Founded

Region

Greater Chicago

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About Chicago

Chicago grew up as the country's rail crossroads, and that same infrastructure logic shows up now in its logistics and enterprise-software companies. Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and UIC all sit in or near the city, and its options and futures exchanges (the CME, the CBOE) gave it a financial-engineering culture that Chicago's fintech scene draws on more directly than people assume.

Region Stats

Total firms 67

VC / investors 24

Companies 21

Schools 22

Known For

Enterprise

Fintech

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