Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, IL—Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker officially launched a $420-million “Connect Illinois” infrastructure initiative last week that will expand broadband to the health, education and economic development sectors.
The governor on Thursday named 25 members of the state’s Broadband Advisory Council. The Rebuild Illinois initiative, passed and signed into law in June 2019, dedicates $400 million to partnering with Internet service providers to build 21st century infrastructure connecting communities across the state to high-speed Internet. It also invests $20 million in the Illinois Century Network, an existing broadband network serving K-12 schools, higher education, public libraries, museums, state and local governments and the health care community.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
