Comcast and the Comcast Foundation today announced the names of the 2014 “Leaders and Achievers Scholarship” recipients from the company’s Greater Chicago Region, which includes Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan (full list of recipients below). The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who are viewed as catalysts for positive change in their communities, have […]
Comcast Launches First Central Illinois “Internet Essentials Learning Zone” in Peoria
Peoria Public Schools District 150 and several local community-based organizations join Comcast to address digital divide… Comcast extends Internet Essentials program indefinitely… Peoria Public Schools District 150, the Peoria Public Library, a host of Peoria community- and faith-based organizations and local elected officials came together with Comcast today to announce the creation of an “Internet […]
Comcast Names 2014 Central Illinois Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Comcast and the Comcast Foundation announced the names of the 2014 “Leaders and Achievers Scholarship” recipients from Central Illinois today (see list of recipients below). The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who are viewed as catalysts for positive change in their communities, have solid academic records and serve as role models for their fellow […]
Comcast to Open its Second Illinois Xfinity Store in Morton Grove in Late Spring
Visitors can get hands-on demos of Xfinity’s innovative TV, High-Speed Internet and Voice service, as well as Xfinity Home, Comcast’s home security and automation platform… Comcast will open its second Xfinity retail store in Illinois in late spring in Morton Grove at 7929 W. Golf Road in the Washington Commons shopping center. The first Illinois store […]
Xfinity WiFi Network Passes 325,000 Hotspots in Greater Chicago Region. Network to Reach 8 Million Nationally This Year
Already the largest WiFi network locally and in the country, Comcast announced today that more than 325,000 WiFi hotspots have been installed in the Greater Chicago Region since Xfinity WiFi was launched here in May of 2013. In addition, the company announced today that the network will reach 8 million hotspots across the country this […]