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Chicago’s Public, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leaders Develop $50 Million Program to Provide Free, High-Speed Internet for Four Years

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Chicago Launches Groundbreaking Initiative to Bridge Digital Divide, Providing Free High-Speed Internet Access to Over 100,000 Cps Students CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the launch of ‘Chicago Connected,’ a groundbreaking program that will provide free high-speed internet service to approximately 100,000 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students in their households. This f...
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New City project “The 78” to bring new educational and economic opportunities to Chicagoans while highlighting the city’s tech economy

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Mayor Lightfoot joins Governor Pritzker, University of Illinois and Related Midwest to Announce New Discovery Partners Institute Headquarters in Chicago. CHICAGO— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined Governor JB Pritzker, the University of Illinois System and Near South Side community members to announce the University of Illinois’ Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) will anchor the first phase...
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Chicago Police Department working to improve clearance rates and further reduce crime improve by launching new Area Technology Centers

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Two New Area Technology Centers (ATC) launching to improve clearance rates and further reduce crime in Chicago. Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson today announced the launch of two new Area Technology Centers (ATC) in Area Central and Area North, expanding the strategic crime-solving nerve centers to each of the Department's three Detective Ar...
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500 new jobs with new center in Chicago to further city’s presence as technology and innovation hub

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Mayor Emanuel Joins Capgemini to Unveil the Company's New Advanced Technology and Development Center in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Capgemini today to unveil the company’s new advanced technology and development center. The new tech center and expanded office space brings 500 jobs to Chicago and further strengthens Chicago’s presence as a technology and innovation hub. The new center at ...
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Chicago Mayor announces effort to Utilize Technology to help Chicago citizens protect their vehicles from theft

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Great Tech Pros City of Chicago License Plate Recognition technology
Mayor Emanuel Announces Citywide Effort to Utilize Technology to Improve Recovery of Stolen Vehicles Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today a new coordinated effort to locate stolen vehicles, as part of the City and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) strategy to prevent auto thefts and carjackings and find justice for victims. The new effort expands the use of License Plate Recognition (LPR) techn...
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Comcast investment includes “Experience Labs” at three Chicagoland neighborhood branch libraries and expansion of Internet Essentials program for qualifying Chicagoans

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Comcast investment will includes “Experience Labs” at three Chicagoland neighborhood branch libraries and expansion of Internet Essentials program for qualifying Chicagoans - Mayor Emanuel
Mayor Emanuel Joins Comcast to Announce Major Investment in CPL Branches Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon and Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones Jr., joined Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen to announce that the company is investing $250,000 to support “Experience Labs” powered by Internet Ess...
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Walgreens will Double the Number of Employees working in Downtown Chicago Office

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Walgreens to Establish New Technology Center of Excellence in the Sullivan Center Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Walgreens to announce the company will bring approximately 300 technology positions to its current downtown Chicago office in the Sullivan Center to establish a new technology center of excellence. Through a combination of new hires and relocations from its Deerfield, Ill., support of...
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Springfield – Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) Introduces Four New Mobile Apps to Increase Accessibility for Services and Information

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GOING MOBILE IN ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD – The days of calling or visiting an office for assistance are quickly disappearing. Today, people want to find information and answers when and where it’s most convenient for them, which is often from a mobile device. To coincide with that growing preference, the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is releasing four new mobile responsive applicat...
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13 Illinois State Agencies Sign Enterprise Memorandum of Understanding

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State agencies pledge to share data to provide better services to Illinoisans CHICAGO - Thirteen state agencies that are members of the State’s Health and Human Service enterprise announced the signing of an Enterprise Memorandum of Understanding (eMOU) for inter-agency data sharing. The eMOU will correct the many problems that arise from a lack of information sharing by state agencies. Th...
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