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Attendees at Connect Michigan Conference Want Rural High-Speed Broadband: Oct 29, 2014; PCI's Broadband Infrastructure Catalyst, Jay Roberts, attended the Connect Michigan Conference.
Will Education Ever Keep Up with Technology?: Mike Stucka, Government Technology, Oct 29, 2014; People are both driving technological changes and needing more help because of these changes, and according to one panelist at a recent Georgia event, teachers will never catch up; they should become facilitators of knowledge.
Will Illinois' New Laws Streamline Procurement?: Oct 29, 2014; Illinois is in the midst of modernizing its purchasing rules to help better communicate with vendors and encourage cloud adoption in state agencies.
Chicago Transit Authority Tests Controversial Sensor Technology: Oct 28, 2014; The agency is looking at how the technology can be used to give riders tracking information. But one digital privacy expert is calling the beacons a "massive invasion of privacy."
Digital divide exacerbates US inequality: Oct 28, 2014; About 67 per cent of households in rural areas have broadband internet service, compared to 75 per cent of urban households.
Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and Amazon Announce 1,000 Full-Time Jobs in Illinois Amazon Plans $75 Million Investment in Heart of the Midwest: Oct 28, 2014; Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and $75 million in investment in Illinois. Amazon is beginning site selection activities and it plans to open its first facility in Illinois next year.
Governor Quinn Announces Coyote Logistics to Expand in Illinois, Create 500 New Jobs: Oct 27, 2014; Chicago- based Coyote Logistics to expand and contribute to Illinois' job growth.
How Nebraska Built a Network with the Lowest Internet Costs: Oct 27, 2014; A multi-year effort to build a statewide network has resulted in a service that has not only lowered internet costs, but has increased bandwidth, improving the ability for schools to share educational courses across the state.
Frontier Communications Completes Network Improvement Bringing more network reliability and faster speeds to Carthage Area: Oct 23, 2014; Carthage IL sees improved speeds and reliability as Frontier completes infrastructure network
Frontier Communications Completes Network Improvement Bringing more network reliability and faster speeds to Monmouth Area: Oct 23, 2014; Monmouth IL sees improved speeds and reliability as Frontier completes infrastructure network
USDA Announces Funding for Rural Broadband and Telecommunications Infrastructure: Oct 22, 2014; USDA announces $190.5 million in funding for rural broadband infrastructure projects and improvements.
Chicago-area voting machine casts Republican candidate’s vote for Democratic foe: Oct 21, 2014; Voting machine error casts vote for Republican candidate's foe.
WISPAPALOOZA 2014 Breaks Attendance Record: Oct 21, 2014; WISPAPALOOZA 2014 Breaks Attendance Record and PCI's own Brian Webster wins award
Getting to a gig: Why cities need high-speed broadband now: Oct 20, 2014; Two mayors of gigabit cities discuss the need to gig speeds.
Sesame Workshop Tackles Literacy With Technology: Elizabeth Jensen, The New York Times, Oct 19, 2014; Elmo and friends tackle digital literacy.
LaSalle County event highlights iFiber network: Kathy Siebrasse, iFiber, Oct 17, 2014; Press release: iFiber recognizes completion of high-speed broadband network in LaSalle County and surrounding regions.
The UnDigital Nation: NTIA Finds Persistent Gaps in Home Internet Use: Oct 17, 2014; A recent NTIA report found that despite recent home Internet adoption, persistant gaps still exist.
Chicago Innovation Exchange opens at the University of Chicago: Oct 16, 2014; New hub receives $1 million grant from state of Illinois, unveils public health pilot program with city of Chicago
AT&T Gigabit Markets to Include Chicago and Atlanta: Telecompetitor, Oct 14, 2014; AT&T announces Chicago will be one of its many Gigabit Cities
Days from 114th birthday, MN woman gets tech savvy: Oct 10, 2014; You're never too old for technology!
Illinois' Share of High-Tech Businesses is Among the Nation's Top States: Illinois Science & Technology Coalition, Oct 10, 2014; With almost 400,000 businesses and an employeee base of more than 5.7 million, Illinois leads the Midwest in volume of both companies and jobs.
What to Do with a Gig? Applications for Hyperfast Gigabit Internet: Oct 10, 2014; A recent study imagines the ways hyperfast online connections will begin to transform everyday life, enabling new technologies while rendering contemporary ways of life obsolete.
Broadband in America: Improving Speeds & Access: U.S Telecom, Oct 9, 2014; Demand for faster broadband is growing, and the marketplace is responding to this demand.
John Deere Makes an Economic Case for Rural Broadband Expansion: Agripulse, Oct 9, 2014; Farmers are getting more tech-savvy and using precision agriculture to increase yeilds.
10th and Final NTIA Data Submission Complete: Heidi Bruce, Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Oct 7, 2014; National Broadband Map data submission completed, maps updated over coming months

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