FreeGeek Chicago will be having its semi-annual retreat November 5th and 6th. November 5th will be our planning / brainstorming / discussion day while November 6th will be our work / organization / implementation day.  Due to the retreat, FreeGeek Chicago's store and volunteer program will be closed November 5th and 6th.

FreeGeek Chicago's new classroom/lab space is coming along well and will soon be hosting our Volunteer Orientation along with new educational programming.  Do you have any tables or chairs you can donate to help furnish our new classroom?  Let us know!

FreeGeek Chicago will be hosting a donation/recycling day at the Pilsen Community Market on Sunday, September 11 (9AM-3PM).  Bring out your old desktops and laptops, in working or non-working condition and support our Earn-A-Box program.

We know there's still a recession (whatever the news says) and we wish we didn't have to do this, but FreeGeek Chicago needs help paying our recycling bills. Do your part and contribute today, and support our experiment in people-powered recycling.

FreeGeek Chicago received a cash donation from the Kluth Family Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00. Click link above to read the donation letter and the terms and conditions of the grant.

A long time in the works, we announce our "Care and Feeding" Linux basics class. It will be piloted Monday, July 12th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at 3411 W. Diversey, and will be instructed by two Freegeek Chicago staff. Care and Feeding is a one-time class that will be offered regularly as a supplement to our volunteer program. It is designed to provide support for new users of Xubuntu, the Linux operating system that we install on the Freekboxes that volunteers earn after completing 24 hours of service.