In-person and Online: Generating 1.9 Million Static Web Pages to Explore How the Cook County Assessor’s Statistical Model Valued Your Home #656

In this talk, the CCAO Data team will explain how and why they built HomeVal. They’ll dive into the nitty-gritty details of how they designed and implemented the app — from developing an AI explainability algorithm, to scaling that algorithm across every home in the County using high-performance Python code, to generating 1.9 million static HTML pages in roughly one hour using Hugo and GitHub Actions.

Online: Open Hack #655

There will be no presentation this week. Instead, we're going to have an Open Hack. Join our 7pm open Zoom call for introductions, socializing, announcements and breakout groups.

Meet Chi Hack Night's New Co-Presidents!

Apr 6, 2025 by Sean Watland, Sneha Jalukar & Samantha Goodman

After serving as Chi Hack Night’s second President, Sean Watland is stepping down after two years. Congratulate Sneha Jalukar & Samanatha Goodman Chi Hack Night’s new Co-Presidents!

2025 Board Election Results

Feb 18, 2025 by Elections Committee - Michael Chladek, Sean Watland, Cameron Sow, Viktor Köves

On Feb 18th, we held our sixth election for our Board of Directors. Congrats to our elected and appointed Board Members Derek Eder, Katie O’Shea, Josh Kalov, Adam Hecktman, and Vien Nguyen!