The Illinois Broadband Lab invites non-profits, local governments, internet service providers, and individuals to challenge the state broadband map by March 18, 2024, informing how $1B+ in federal broadband funds will be allocated across the state. FEBRUARY 27, 2024 – The Illinois Broadband Lab (IBL), a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab this month is launching a statewide cohort of digital navigator fellows to plan and coordinate digital equity programs at the local level. Through a community of practice approach, fellows will provide on-the-ground support for digital skills and computer training, raise awareness and participation in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in the Chicago Southland to in-person listening sessions in Joliet on Wednesday, May 31. The events will give the public a forum for asking questions and providing input about the region’s
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in Illinois’ northern stateline region and collar counties to in-person listening sessions in Rockford on Tuesday, May 23, in Libertyville on Wednesday, May 24, and in Kankakee on Thursday, May 25.
The City of Chicago and the Illinois Broadband Lab are co-hosting listening sessions on May 3 and 10 to help shape the state’s plan to invest historic federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity (DE) programs. The listening sessions will build upon the work
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in west central Illinois to in-person listening sessions in Macomb on Wednesday, May 3. The events will give the public a forum for asking questions and providing input about the region’s most
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, is launching a public survey to collect input from residents, local and community organizations, and government stakeholders to ensure that the state’s plans for federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and Digital Equity funding
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in southeastern Illinois to an in-person listening session at the Effingham County U of I Extension office on March 22. The event will give the public a forum for asking questions
March 6, 2023 URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in southwestern Illinois to in-person listening sessions at Kaskaskia College on March 15 and the SIUE East St. Louis Center on March 16. The events will give the public
Illinois Broadband Lab is hosting a series of community meetings in the region next week URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and the University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in southern Illinois to a series of in-person listening sessions at Shawnee Community College on
