Increased broadband access coming to a community near you | Illinois Technology Partnership

In a move to increase broadband access, the City of Chicago is vying for about $100 million in federal stimulus dollars to build a high-speed Internet network. According to Crain’s:

An expanded high-speed wireless network would help fulfill a goal of Mayor Richard M. Daley and others who long have argued that the lack of affordable broadband in some areas is an obstacle to education and economic development. The city estimates that broadband penetration in 23 of its 77 neighborhoods is lower than that in rural areas...