September Festivals We Recommend in the Chicago Area
Summer is wrapping up and temperatures are cooling off, but things are still heating up in Chicago this month! For your consideration: a number of fun things to do while…
Unused Parking Spots are Making Your Neighborhood Expensive
After circling around the West Loop in your car for 20 minutes trying to find somewhere to park, you finally find a vacant lot you think you can park in. You pull…
Chicago Sports Update: Cubs Clinch NL Central
Our team at ParqEx is obsessed with parking, but we like other things, too; like when Chicago sports teams make the playoffs. Cardinals fans can plead the “1908” card, but…
B2B Income Opportunities Using the ParqEx App
Finding a secure, private, and affordable parking space to rent during the big baseball game is great, but what about using the ParqEx app with business in mind? Renting out…
Chicago Weekend Fun: Week of Sept. 12th
Yes, it’s only Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be thinking about the weekend. If you’re reading this post, you made it through Monday, which is a victory in…
Chicago Weekend Picks (Sept. 9-11 Edition)
Living in Chicago can be overwhelming. Actually, let’s rephrase that: living in Chicago IS overwhelming – a good kind of overwhelming. Why? Because there are so many things going…
10 Real Estate Marketplace Apps That Are Changing the World
The real estate marketplace is a multi-billion dollar business that drives a massive segment of our GDP. Developing, building, managing, renting, renovating, buying and selling real estate incorporates many different…
Park Smarter, Live Better
Park the way YOU want! Here are 4 reasons why using ParqEx will make your life a lot better: You’ll save money. It’s simple: parking in the city using ParqEx…
ParqEx Named Best Tech Startup in Chicago
Tech in Motion has announced ParqEx as the “Best Technology Startup” in Chicago at the 2nd Annual Timmy Awards, which recognizes the top workplaces for technology professionals. The Chicago tech…
Back to School Armed With ParqEx
It’s that time of year again. While the weather may not reveal it, it is almost time for the fall semester of school to begin. Summer camps are coming to…
Labor Day Weekend Getaways from Chicago
Summer’s almost over, so it’s time to start thinking about planning one last getaway over Labor Day weekend. Whether you are looking for scenic destination close to Chicago, or one…
Five Simple Ways to Monetize Your Home And Property
The sharing economy has introduced the possibility that anything you own can be shared and monetized, including your home. Hospitality apps like Airbnb, coachsurfing.com, and other home-sharing apps are commonplace. But,…
A Week in the Sharing Economy
Cloud and mobile computing technology are creating something new called: “the sharing economy.” Innovative companies are acting as brokers between everyday people, in order to facilitate platforms where they can…
3 Tips for a Better Commuting Adventure Around Chicago
With around 10 million residents in the Chicago Metro area and 50.2 million international and domestic visitors in a given year (2014), according to Wikipedia, commuting around the Windy City…
Driverless Cars Are the Next Transportation Shift
Most people would still be somewhat surprised that there are driverless cars on the roads in some American cities even now. Yet, according to the Google self-driving car project, they’ve…
