I enjoy local news sources, especially creative ones. Gapers Block is a Chicago web publication filled with great Chicago stories. And, they do a tremendous job keeping me updated on events around town.
Besides the stories, I love checking out their Flickr Group for great photos around the Chicagoland area. Here is an example of a photo from their group:
photo by: swanksalot
thumbnail by: MarcelGermain
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June 23, 2010
If you want the down and dirty on the venture capital scene I found this a few years ago. It’s called the Ron May report, it is singular reporter who follows the money supporting technology venture capital in Chicago land. I have found it – valuable.
http://www.tmronline.com/A55951/tmrarticles.nsf/frmSearchArticles?openform&count=1000