For more information, or questions, please contact GIS Analyst Kai Funahashi at kai.funahashi@ssmma.org.

The organizations Comcast is distributing the grants to are Cornerstone Community Development Corporation in Ford Heights, Mentoring...

The Smart Cities movement has garnered tremendous attention from local government leaders over the past five years, but what do we mean...

In 2017, representatives of the Calumet Region Enterprise Zone approached the GIS department at SSMMA expressing a desire to create a...

The Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management is offering a free 2-day class on cybersecurity.  The Essentials...

“When we go to talk to communities,” says Lydia Scott, director of the CRTI, “We say ‘trees reduce crime.’ And then they go, ‘Explain to...

GIS Analyst Chris Poshek uses a new GPS unit in Calumet Park to capture infrastructure data for mapping. The Metropolitan Water...

At the commuter rail service’s monthly board meeting, CEO Don Orseno said the decision to expand Wi-Fi was based on positive customer...

The new service uses a special modem but requires no additional wiring, opening the door to 1-gigabit-per-second internet speeds for...

The Park Forest Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Program is an initiative that assigns one specific officer to one specific...

How’s the air quality? Where does rainwater pool? Where do air temperatures spike? The 14-inch-high cylinders filled with sensors and...

The agreement allows the County Bureau of Technology to leverage NIU expertise to explore network asset monetization under the county’s...

What is “Opportunity?” Opportunity is thought of as: access to the resources and services that a family, individual, or community needs...

A multiyear project intended to boost high-speed Internet access across Cook County is expected to wrap up next year. Officials recently...

Metra has decided to expand its pilot program to all 11 lines, instead of just 10, and should provide a free Wi-Fi hotspot in one car per...

The city recently unveiled Whiting 311, a phone application from SeeClickFix that can be downloaded onto a smartphone from one’s app...

The Village of Richton Park is launching Passport’s mobile pay solution at its Metra Station Lot location. Passport allows drivers to pay...

The amenities were fully installed five months after a Tribune story documented the lack of free Wi-Fi hot spots and power outlets for...

Orseno and other Metra officials visited the station, Ridge Road and Harwood Avenue, along with village officials to survey a $185,000...

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