Chicagoan (Dec. 7) -- Four Urbana-Champaign startups--OceanComm, Agrible, IntelliWheels, and Quicket--are listed among the "10 Illinois Startups To Watch Based Outside Of Chicago."
Related story: Chicago Inno (Dec. 14) -- It's been a big year for Chicago Kickstarters in 2015. The 10 most funded projects raised almost $14 million combined, including three projects that raised over $1 million on their own. One of those is SNOOZ, a white noise machine launched by an Illinois alumnus.