WREX-13 TV (NBC; from The Associated Press; Chicago, March 24) -- A public-private research laboratory in Chicago plans to develop and test solutions to urban infrastructure problems it hopes can be used around the world. UI Labs said Monday that its new CityWorks program will focus on energy management, water and sanitation systems, transportation and logistical systems and the rest of a city's urban infrastructure.
Related stories: The Chicago Tribune (March 24) -- "One point is that every industry, including manufacturing and retail and a lot of the things that Chicago has had as core industries, will become imminently more connected with information technology," Siri developer Dag Kittlaus told the Chicago Tribune. "Illinois is one of the top computer science schools on earth and needs to have really close ties with the Chicago entrepreneurial community. I think UI Labs is a very important, major step."
The Chicago Tribune (March 30) -- A first look at the University of Illinois’ UI Labs Goose Island facility.