There’s too much data, and too few hackers.
The city dropped 10 years of incredibly detailed crime information a
few weeks ago, and we’ve barely touched it. The state of Illinois just
released an 9500-column-wide data set on school performance. And there may just be a few important elections peeking over the horizon.
The Chicago Tribune needs you. Your city needs you.
For example, the Illinois State Police database is a repository of criminal history information that is collected by local districts.