Comcast Greater Chicago Region

Serving Central & Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana & Southwest Michigan

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 […]

Chicago first Comcast Market in Midwest to Launch X1 DVR with Cloud Technology

Chicago is the first Comcast market in the Midwest to launch Xfinity’s X1 DVR with Cloud Technology.  The new service lets customers watch live TV anywhere in their homes on their Android and iOS devices using the Xfinity TV app.  It also lets them download shows they’ve recorded on their X1 DVRs and take them […]

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 […]

Comcast Launches X1 DVR with Cloud Technology and Live In-home Streaming in Chicago Area

Customers can now Watch DVR Recordings on iOS and Android Smartphones and Tablets in their Homes and Download Recorded Content to Take On-The-Go…Live TV Streaming Feature Provides Access to Channel Lineup and X1 Guide on Devices in Customer’s Homes… Comcast announced that it launched X1 DVR with cloud technology and live in-home streaming in the Chicago area […]