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Celebrities, Officials Rally Students to ‘Get Schooled, Get Connected’

January 22, 2015

Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region Digital Divide Team Reflects on Celebration… On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Comcast came together with leaders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS); Chicago City of Learning (CCOL); community-based organizations (CBOs); and elected officials, along with celebrities, ranging from actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian; MTV’s Sway Calloway; and Chicago hip-hop artist Chance […]

Filed Under: 2015 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, Community Investment
Tagged With: Chance The Rapper, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago White Sox, Christina Milian, digital divide, Get Schooled Get Connected Challenge, Harry Shipp, Ken Williams, Percy L Julian High School, Ryan Mundy, Sidney Green, Sway Calloway, Zoraida Sambolin

Star-Studded Cast of Athletes, Entertainers Honor 3,000 Chicago High School Students at Inaugural “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Celebration

January 19, 2015

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First-of-its-kind challenge uses celebrity-driven platform to inspire, motivate students for college… Get Schooled, Internet Essentials by Comcast, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and countless community-based organizations (CBOs) joined actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian, MTV’s Sway Calloway, Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, Chicago Bears […]

Filed Under: 2015 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, Community Investment
Tagged With: Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chance The Rapper, Chicago Bears, Chicago City of Learning, Chicago Fire, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago White Sox, Christina Milian, Get Schooled Get Connected Challenge, Harry Shipp, internet essentials, john crowley, Ken Williams, Malcolm X College, Martin Luther King Day, MTV, Ryan Mundy, Sway Calloway, Zoraida Sambolin

Star-Studded Cast of Athletes, Entertainers Honor 3,000 Chicago High School Students at Inaugural “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Celebration

January 19, 2015

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First-of-its-kind challenge uses celebrity-driven platform to inspire, motivate students for college… Get Schooled, Internet Essentials by Comcast, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and countless community-based organizations (CBOs) joined actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian, MTV’s Sway Calloway, Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, Chicago Bears […]

Filed Under: 2015 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, Community Investment
Tagged With: Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chance The Rapper, Chicago Bears, Chicago City of Learning, Chicago Fire, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago White Sox, Christina Milian, Get Schooled Get Connected Challenge, Harry Shipp, internet essentials, john crowley, Ken Williams, Malcolm X College, Martin Luther King Day, MTV, Ryan Mundy, Sway Calloway, Zoraida Sambolin

Early Holiday Excitement For 14 Chicago Public High School Students

December 18, 2014

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Former Chicago Bears player James “Big Cat” Williams joins Comcast for surprise classroom visits to award laptops… Get Schooled and Internet Essentials from Comcast joined former Chicago Bears offensive lineman James “Big Cat” Williams today at a number of Chicago Public Schools high schools to surprise and present new laptops to 14 students, who won a […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases, Community Investment, GCR News
Tagged With: Alcott College Prep, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls College Prep, Chicago Public Schools, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior College Preparatory High School, George Washington High School, Get Schooled Get Connected Challenge, Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, internet essentials, James "Big Cat" Williams, Northside College Prep, Solorio Academy High School, Thomas Kelly High School, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Whitney Young Magnet High School

First of its kind, “Get Schooled, Get Connected Challenge” Puts Chicago Students on the Path to their Futures

September 23, 2014

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Chicago Bears offensive lineman Jordan Mills helps Chicago City of Learning, Get Schooled, Comcast and community-based organizations announce celebrity-driven platform to motivate students to prepare for college… The Chicago City of Learning (CCOL), Get Schooled, Comcast and several community-based organizations (CBO) joined Chicago Bears offensive lineman Jordan Mills today at Chicago’s Roberto Clemente Community Academy to […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases
Tagged With: Adler Planetarium, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Bears, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago City of Learning, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Get Connected Challenge, Get Schooled, internet essentials, Jordan Mills, Kayla Triche, Learning Zones, Roberto Clemente Community Academy

Products and Services

Village of Sugar Grove Approves Comcast Franchise Agreement

March 22, 2023

Comcast Business to bring its advanced network and full suite of services to several Sugar Grove commercial areas March 22, 2023 – The Village of Sugar Grove … Read More...

Community Investment

“Makers Madness” Contest Enters Final Round

March 21, 2023

 Voters to Decide “The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” March 21, 2023 – As voting opens in the final round of the 2023 “Makers Madness” contest, four products … Read More...

Customer Experience

Joe Browning named Comcast’s Regional Vice President of Technical Operations

December 5, 2022

Milton resident joins senior regional leadership team December 5, 2022 – Milton, WI, resident Joe Browning has been named Vice President of Technical … Read More...

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