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Microsoft Ignite conference returns to Chicago in November after 9-year hiatus

Joe Belfiore demonstrates new features of Windows 10 at Microsoft Ignite at McCormick Place in Chicago on May 4, 2015.

Nearly a decade after holding its first Microsoft Ignite event in Chicago — and then abruptly pulling up stakes for other cities — the software giant’s annual information technology conference is coming back to McCormick Place in November.

Microsoft’s return engagement, announced Monday, is expected to bring thousands of IT professionals to McCormick Place and $44 million in economic impact to the city

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