The Chicago Innovation Awards was created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates in 2002. Each year the Awards recognize 10 Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year's most innovative new products and services. 2014 The 2014 Chicago Innovations Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. There was a total of 550 nominations by a team of judges. Winners were Auctions By Cellular, Dough, Deuxis, among others. 2013 The 2013 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The Social Innovator Award was given to the Chicago Public Library for their product, Maker Lab and the People's Choice Award was given to tastytrade. The Collaboration Awards was given to Ingenuity Incorporated for their product, Ingenuity. Recipients: Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Heparin with PreventIV Measures Rabine Group - PrimeComposite Flooring Protein Bar - Protein Bar LifeSpine, Inc. - AILERON Expandable Posterior Fusion System iLight Technologies, Inc. - SpellBrite First Alert - ATOM Smoke & Fire Alarm FarmLogix, LLC - Farm To Institutional Kitchen Technology Braintree - Venmo Touch Belly, Inc. - Belly Anova Technologies - RF Connect 2012 The 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The People's Choice Award was given to New Futuro for their eponymous product. Recipients: SMS Assist PolyBrite International OptionsCity Medline Industries LittelFuse Feeding America Cummins Allison Coyote Champion Medical Technologies Catamaran BrightTag 2011 The 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. Recipients: World Bicycle Relief - Buffalo Bicycles Trustwave - TrustKeeper Tripp Lite - SRCOOL12K Portable AC Unit Red Frog Events - Active entertainment events Navman Wireless - Qtanium 300 Narrative Science - Authoring Engine ITW - Global Capless Refueling System Fresh Moves - Mobile produce market Elkay - EZH20 Bottle Filling Station Callibra - Discharge 1-2-3 Composer Appolicious -App for finding apps 2010 The 2010 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Award was given to Rocky Wirtz, president of the Wirtz Corp. and owner/chairman of The Chicago Blackhawks, winner of the Stanley Cup in 2010. Recipients: crowdSPRING - A marketplace for creative services Abbott Laboratories - ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination Test Chicago Transit Authority - Online Bus Tracker system Smart Medical Technology - Liftaem patient transfer system Master Lock - Speed Dial SoCore Energy - Portable solar mounting system MJSI Inc. - HydroRight USG Corporation - Sheetrock Brand Ultralight Panels Lextech Labs