Comcast Greater Chicago Region

Serving Central & Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana & Southwest Michigan

Chicagoans Connect with the World: Chicago Ideas Week Portal to Open on Daley Plaza

Chicago’s Daley Plaza will be transformed into a global access point for locals to connect with people across the world — in Mexico City, Kigali, Herat, Gaza City and more — during Chicago Ideas Week, October 17-23, with tickets on sale now. This “Portal,” or gold shipping container with sophisticated audio-visual technology, allows participants to experience a live, full-body exchange with someone […]

Comcast adds WiFi Hotspots around DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus in Chicago

Number of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood passes 10,000… Comcast today announced that it has installed new Xfinity WiFi hotspots in outdoor locations bordering DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus, located at 2320 N. Kenmore Ave. in Chicago.  Four years ago, Comcast launched its Xfinity WiFi network and since then has installed more […]

Comcast to open XFINITY Store in Joliet Later this Year

Visitors to get hands-on demos of XFINITY’s innovative TV, High-Speed Internet and Voice services, as well as XFINITY Home, Comcast’s home security and automation platform… Exciting new retail environment to replace company’s current Joliet Customer Service Center… Comcast today announced plans to open an XFINITY Store in Joliet, IL, later this year.  To be located at […]

Comcast and the Rockford Housing Authority Collaborate to close the Digital Divide for more than 5,300 HUD-assisted Households in Major Internet Essentials Program Expansion

Comcast and the Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) announced today that Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, which provides low-cost Internet service to eligible low-income families, will be available to more than 5,300 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development- (HUD) assisted households in Rockford and Winnebago County.  This is part of a larger expansion of the Connect […]

James Sledge Named Comcast’s Vice President of State Government Affairs for Illinois

  James Sledge was named Comcast’s vice president of State Government Affairs, the company announced today.  In his new role, Sledge will be responsible for managing state, legislative and public policy matters for Comcast in the state of Illinois. Sledge has two decades of government experience in legislation, procurement, labor relations, community outreach, public policy […]