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TEDxChicago 2026 ‘We The People’ Set for Oct. 3 in Chicago

By September 29, 2026No Comments

| Damon R Sheffield | Hoodline |

TEDxChicago is staging its largest lineup in the nonprofit's history on October 3, bringing 15 speakers, five performers and five visual artists to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance under the theme ‘We The People.’ The daylong event runs from 10 a.m. registration to a 6:30 p.m. close at the underground venue in Millennium Park, gathering what organizers describe as Chicago's leading thinkers and changemakers for a single stage program.

”A public outreach hub

Beyond the main stage, advocacy group FairVote Illinois will run interactive tabling throughout the day to educate attendees on ranked-choice voting initiatives, according to FairVote Illinois. The group's presence reflects how ranked-choice voting advocacy has gained traction across Illinois municipal civic spaces, using the conference as a public outreach hub outside the formal talks.

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