Evanston Vies to Become Google's Choice for Pilot Fiber Network

Evanston (IL), the home of the Benton Foundation's Headlines, will respond to Google's Request for Information (RFI) to build ultra-high speed broadband networks in communities around the country.

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl has asked City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz to convene a task force of City staff and interested community members to prepare a response to Goggle's RFI by the March 26, 2010 deadline. This task force will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Evanston will tap the expertise of its residents, Northwestern University, Rotary International, Evanston Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston Township High School, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and other agencies to respond to the Google RFI.