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Daley Wants Universal Free Broadband Access
cbs2chicago.com -Mayor Richard M. Daley on Tuesday announced a plan to provide affordable broadband Internet access to all Chicagoans and to make computers more widely available to low-income residents.The city is issuing a request for proposals for private-sector partners to provide Internet access throughout the city, including free wireless service in schools, parks and major public gathering places, according to a release from the Mayor's office.Daley also offered $250,000 in grants to help community groups come up with innovative ways to help close the digital divide, and appointed an advisory panel to make further recommendations on the matter, the release said. More... and More....
Northwest Side house struck by lightning
Tribune -Two people reported pain after lightning struck a house on Chicago's Northwest Side, officials said Tuesday night.As storms passed through the Chicago area Tuesday evening, lightning hit a home in the 2300 block of North Melvina Avenue, said Chicago Fire Chief Kevin MacGregor. The occupants were unharmed, but a boy and a man standing outside the home complained of injuries, MacGregor said. More....
Witness says Skyway kept clear for mayor
Tribune- City hiring officials made sure Chicago Skyway tollbooths were staffed so Mayor Richard Daley would not get stuck in traffic as he traveled to and from his summer home in Michigan, according to a former Streets and Sanitation personnel director. More....
Demand for Chicago Retail Space on the Rise
Globe St.-Mid-America Retail Group reports that major retailers are searching more than 78 million sf of space in order to facilitate their expansion efforts in this market. The search for space is More...
Hospitals call tax report flawed
Daily Herald- A controversial new study suggests not-for-profit hospitals in Cook County are taking more in tax breaks than they're giving back in free health care - and two suburban hospitals are among the top beneficiaries of the difference. More...
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Daley Wants Universal Free Broadband Access
cbs2chicago.com -Mayor Richard M. Daley on Tuesday announced a plan to provide affordable broadband Internet access to all Chicagoans and to make computers more widely available to low-income residents.The city is issuing a request for proposals for private-sector partners to provide Internet access throughout the city, including free wireless service in schools, parks and major public gathering places, according to a release from the Mayor's office.Daley also offered $250,000 in grants to help community groups come up with innovative ways to help close the digital divide, and appointed an advisory panel to make further recommendations on the matter, the release said. More... and More....
Northwest Side house struck by lightning
Tribune -Two people reported pain after lightning struck a house on Chicago's Northwest Side, officials said Tuesday night.As storms passed through the Chicago area Tuesday evening, lightning hit a home in the 2300 block of North Melvina Avenue, said Chicago Fire Chief Kevin MacGregor. The occupants were unharmed, but a boy and a man standing outside the home complained of injuries, MacGregor said. More....
Witness says Skyway kept clear for mayor
Tribune- City hiring officials made sure Chicago Skyway tollbooths were staffed so Mayor Richard Daley would not get stuck in traffic as he traveled to and from his summer home in Michigan, according to a former Streets and Sanitation personnel director. More....
Demand for Chicago Retail Space on the Rise
Globe St.-Mid-America Retail Group reports that major retailers are searching more than 78 million sf of space in order to facilitate their expansion efforts in this market. The search for space is More...
Hospitals call tax report flawed
Daily Herald- A controversial new study suggests not-for-profit hospitals in Cook County are taking more in tax breaks than they're giving back in free health care - and two suburban hospitals are among the top beneficiaries of the difference. More...
More from Yesterday...
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