Governor Pritzker, President Preckwinkle Announce New Statewide Network to Deploy Computer Devices for Low-Income Residents Across the State westsuburbanjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from westsuburbanjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Originally published on December 16, 2020 9:26 am
A draft of a new jobs plan for the St. Louis metropolitan area is drawing early criticism.
Greater St. Louis Inc., an organization that officially will launch in January merging five economic development groups, released a draft of the STL 2030 Jobs Plan earlier this month for public comment. The organization will collect feedback until the end of January.
The jobs plan, commissioned by Civic Progress, focuses heavily on a strategy to beef up the region’s core in an “inclusive” way that also reduces racial disparities in income and wealth.
Pritzker, Preckwinkle announce initiative in Illinois to expand digital access for low-income households
By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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Toni Preckwinkle announced an initiative in Illinois on Wednesday that would expand digital access for low-income households throughout the state.
Through a partnership with PCs for People, a national nonprofit providing refurbished devices, Cook County, and other community partners, the State of Illinois will launch a statewide network to deploy refurbished computers, digital literacy programming and workforce development, officials said.
The new Connect Illinois Computer Equity Network aims to put computers and other mobile devices into the hands of Illinois residents.
Additionally, Gov. Pritzker issued a call to action to public, private and philanthropic sectors to donate used equipment and build on a network that is set to deploy at least 20,000 refurbished computers annually for Illinois families.