Chicago, IL— Out of more than 350 nominees, CPI OpenFox of Bolingbrook has been selected as
one of the Top 100 Finalists still in the running for the 25 th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The
awards celebrate the most innovative new products and services in the Chicago region across all
organization sizes, sectors and industries. Over 700 business and civic leaders will come together to
honor the winners when they are announced on November 17 th at the UIC Forum.

CPI is nominated for the innovation of the OpenFox NextGen Sex Offender Registry deployed for the state of Illinois. The SOR product utilizes a patented process called NCISync. Find out more here: https://www.openfox.com/products/sex-offender-registry/

“Chicago continues to rise as a global hub of innovation that cuts across industries, large corporations and
startups, for-profits and non-profits,” said Luke Tanen, President and CEO of Chicago Innovation. “The
impact that this year’s nominees generated is profound – their new products and services generated $3
billion in revenues and raised nearly $1 billion in investment capital.”

As one of the Top 100 Finalists, CPI will receive a $2,500 scholarship to attend The
Practical Innovator, a day-long executive education course on October 13 th led by top faculty who teach
innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Each of the Top 100 Finalists is also in the running for the annual “People’s Choice Award,” selected
through online balloting at https://chicagoinnovation.com/nominations/

Out of the Top 100 Finalists, the judges will select 20 winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards. In
addition to being celebrated at the Chicago Innovation Awards on November 17 th, the winners will be
invited to ring the Nasdaq Bell in New York City and receive widespread media recognition.