Library in the Chatham neighborhood underwent a $12 million gut renovation and expansion January 10, 2019 – Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon joined 6th Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer and community members to celebrate the re-opening of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch Library. Whitney Young, located at 415 East 79th […]
Hundreds of Volunteers Come Together at Cradles to Crayons to Assemble 7,500 Hygiene Packs and other Essential Supplies for Disadvantaged Chicago Children
Project part of Comcast Cares Day: 6,500 Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their friends and family members complete more than 70 Chicago-region volunteer projects. April 21, 2018 – On Comcast Cares Day, Saturday, April 21, 6,500 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners participated in more than 70 volunteer projects across Illinois, […]
Comcast investment will include “Experience Labs” at three neighborhood branch libraries and expansion of Internet Essentials program for qualifying Chicagoans
October 27, 2017 – 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 Essentials at three CPL […]
Comcast and Chicago Housing Authority Collaborate to Close the Digital Divide for up to 91,000 HUD-Assisted Chicago Households in Major Internet Essentials Program Expansion
Internet Essentials to Reach More Than 40 Percent of All HUD-Assisted Households Nationwide… Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ConnectHome initiative took an historic step to close the digital divide in America. Now, public housing and HUD-assisted residents living in Comcast’s service area can participate in Internet Essentials, the company’s […]
What Internet Essentials Means to Chicago Families, by Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Click the picture to the left to read Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s blog post, “What Internet Essentials Means to Chicago Families” on Comcast Voices. The mayor talks about how Comcast’s Internet Essentials program helps close the digital divide by providing eligible low-income families with Internet access at home for $9.95 per month. More than 14,000 Chicago families […]
