Hackathon In 5 weeks
December
Saturday
08:30–11:00 2026 · Chicago time
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Hi, the Chicago AI Forge Team here🚀👋🏽.
Breakfast & Build is Chicago AI Forge's hands-on series for people who want AI doing real work, not just answering questions.
For Breakfast & Build, we're taking over TechNexus for a morning of breakfast, coffee, and open laptops.
Build the thing that does the work. Bring one task that eats your week. Leave with a bot that handles it.
What to expect:
Breakfast and brewed coffee
Bring one task, build a bot that handles it
Forge hosts walking the room while you build
A small curated room of builders, creators, and operators
Every Forge event so far has ended with builders walking out with something that works. This one will too.
Who this is for:
People who run their life a little like a company
You've used LLMs (Claude, Chat, etc) and want it doing real work now
No coding experience needed
Details:
📅 Date: Saturday, Dec 12, 2026
⏰ Doors: 8:30AMCT
📍 Venue: TechNexus, Chicago
💻 Bring: your laptop (charged)
We're keeping it small on purpose. 50 seats. Invite-only. RSVP required. If you grab a seat, show up. Someone else wanted it.
👉 Request a seat by filling out the RSVP form.
About your hosts:
[Reena, Patrick, JB, Aryan]
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