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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Comcast adds Wi-Fi hotspots in Evanston

May 27, 2013

Internet service provider Comcast has installed about 40 new Wi-Fi hotspots across Evanston, including one bordering The Great Room on campus. Comcast Xfinity Internet subscribers will be able to access...

Comcast's Internet Essentials program provides low-income families with access to Internet at a reduced rate. Nearly 16,000 families in Cook County have taken advantage of the program, more than any other county in the country.

Comcast, Cook County connect low-income families to Internet

April 8, 2013

A partnership between Cook County and Comcast has allowed thousands of low-income families across the county to receive cheap Internet access, but the program remains underutilized in Evanston. With...

Evanston-Skokie District 65 reports Internet, phone outage

January 10, 2013

Evanston-Skokie District 65 schools had no phone or Internet Thursday afternoon due to an issue with service provider Comcast. Phones were operating, however, at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center, according...

Emanuel nudged Northwestern officials on public Prentice campaign

November 14, 2012

Top University officials say they were caught off guard last summer when preservationist groups organized to virulently oppose demolition of the old Prentice Women’s Hospital. It took one of several...

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