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One amenity that the 835 Chicago Ave. development in Evanston won’t be able to boast of at its groundbreaking later this morning is gigabit speed internet service.

In January 2013 then Gov. Pat Quinn showed up at the library branch across the street to announce a $1 million state grant to provide ultra-high-speed internet service for what city officials hoped would become an “innovation corridor” along Chicago Avenue near the Main Street intersection.

Well, after various delays in getting the project launched, new Gov. Bruce Rauner cancelled the grant earlier this year and city officials — who’d already received the money — now will have to return it.

* The accompanying photograph…

Keep it clean, people. Thanks.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 10:56 am

Comments

“Elections have consequences”, drops mic and walks out…

Comment by How Ironic Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 10:58 am
“Retirement is nice. Yesterday I had a sub for lunch that was this big.”

Comment by Anon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 10:58 am
F bomb coming your way people…

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 10:58 am
Start the countdown to the road fund being swept to save super-mega-ultra-high-speed Internet in Evanston.

Oh the humanity.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:01 am
“You didn’t want me… remember?”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:01 am
“You got somethin’ to add…Bruce… didn’t think so!”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:05 am
He’s come undone.

Comment by siriusly Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:07 am
Sorry…”And then I was like derp!”

Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:07 am
I’m sure Evanston will love dial up internet service.

Comment by Stones Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:08 am
“Squeezy, I thought you were on my side!”

Comment by Anon. Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:10 am
Fffffffffifty-six K internet?

Comment by Gabe Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:12 am
Gosh, I guess you’ll have to pay for it yourself (gasp)

Comment by Anon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:13 am
“I’m not the Governor?”

Comment by Juice Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:15 am
DSL is the future.

Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:16 am
As soon as you have two, I think it’s appropriate to call it a tie collection.

Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:17 am
Just because I said it was going to happen, doesn’t mean it would happen within 2 years…

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:17 am
“Fffffffffffff…….”

Comment by Namaste Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:17 am
“He cancelled the grant? Well, maybe he thinks high speed internet is a non-essential service in Illinois. I guess he doesn’t understand that kind of investing benefits our economy.”
Oh Well.
Miss me yet?”

Comment by Broadband Enthusiast Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:17 am
Miss me ? Anyone want me to run for something?

Comment by siriusly Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:20 am
what, did Rauner think that Main Street was some historic preservation project and it didn’t need an internet boost? oh, wait, he doesn’t care about historic preservation either….

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:21 am
My loss, your gain as your new librarian

Comment by James Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:22 am
“This is my book signing, anyone bring a pen?”

Comment by A Vet Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:23 am
===Miss me yet?===

No.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:29 am
“How does ultra-super light speed internet work? Well, first of all, the tubes have gotta be at least THIS BIG!”

Comment by ChrisB Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:31 am
Blame Bruce Rauner he is a ffffffffffffffrigin idot.

Comment by BlameBruceRauner Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:32 am
How Ironic takes it… and owes me a new, dry keyboard!

Comment by TwoFeetThick Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:34 am
F…..ailed to get re-elected. Too bad.

Now, who’s next on the victim list?

Comment by dupage dan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:37 am
I told you so.

Comment by Liberty Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:41 am
“What, Me Worry?”

Comment by John A Logan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:41 am
How could he do this to such a needy community like Evanston?!

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:48 am
” Now that I am retired and collecting a pension, I would like to say that any pension reform for current employees and retirees is unconstitutional”

Comment by Tsavo Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 11:56 am
There’s a principle as old as the Bible that if you had voted for me, you’d have gotten your ultra-high-speed-internet.

Comment by Northside City Dweller Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:00 pm
“Win some…Lose some. I should know…”

Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:06 pm
Can we start the pool now on what month and day the Supreme Court will come in on its decision to declare SB1 unconstitutional?

Comment by howard Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:21 pm
Pat Quinn does his uncanny impression of how his administration will be remembered… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:28 pm
“With dialup Internet, everybody’s in, and nobody’s left out!”

Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:29 pm
“With me out, your innovation corridor will be this long!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:47 pm
“And the Will of the People is the Law of the Land…”

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:48 pm
How many times do I have to say it, it’s not the friggin’ size of the bandwith that matters…

Comment by Tra la la Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:48 pm
“I’ve been raising pigeons and training them to carry messages of hope throughout our state. So far, I’ve got one bird - Mr. Whipple - to fly this far with one of my yellow legal pads tied to his foot!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:49 pm
“Under my administration, falafels THIS big. Now, now you got da budget cuts.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:51 pm
“I’ve lost this much weight on a Slim-Fast program designed for Democrats who lost reelection since Obama got elected!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:52 pm
“Using medical marijuana made me feel this thick!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:53 pm
“When I was young, I had dark curly hair that was this long!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:53 pm
“So I says to my haberdasher, ‘Haven’t you got anything besides purple ties?’ And he says to me, ‘Dis governor now. He doesn’t even wear the ties. It’s killing me.’”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 12:54 pm
Where am I? What happened? It was election night, that’s all I can remember, after that it’s all blank.

Comment by DuPage Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:07 pm
“My new push reel mower cuts a swath THIS wide!”

Comment by nixit71 Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:09 pm
Governor Quinn’s voice: “Fiddle sticks and folderol! I AM YOUR GOVERNOR!” (Then the woman to his left helps move him away from the microphone as he weeps uncontrollably) Honestly, I liked Governor Quinn and voted for him. Even if he wasn’t the best Governor ever, he seemed like a decent guy.

Comment by Christopher Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:15 pm
14.4 works for me. What’s the problem?

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:36 pm
“So, you have a bake sale, maybe sell some soy smoothies and you can afford the high speed Internet. Did I ever tell you how great soy smoothies are?”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:38 pm
“Sure I’m enjoying all my free time. I caught an Asian carp THIS big the other day. Delicious! Tasted just like, well, carp.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:42 pm
“You library types will enjoy this. Since the election I’ve been writing this new novel: Fifty Shades of Purple!”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:45 pm
“Yoiks! Those walls! I thought I was in Aaron Schock’s office!”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:46 pm
Ppfff…Squeezy took your money!

Comment by Reformed Public Servant Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:47 pm
“You got Squeezy on the one hand and Carhartt Guy on the other hand. And the taxpayer gets squished in the middle.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:48 pm
“Me? I’m doing fine. I just came back from Nashville and saw a great show with Dolly Parton.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:50 pm
“Well, the upside is you won’t have so many winos in the library ’cause now it takes too long to download the porno.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 1:52 pm
Wouldst thou not have me as thine kinder liege now the black hearted King Bruce hast taken from thee the bounty I giveth to thee in charity from the realm? (Pat Quinn observes Talk Like Shakespeare Day)

Comment by Hawkeye in Illinois Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 2:06 pm
(Former Governor Quinn is dismayed that somebody Photoshopped a smiling Rod Blagojevich into the back row of his photo.)

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 2:21 pm
The positive side is I now have this much food in my refrigerator!

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 3:48 pm
“Since I retired, I think it would be great if Illinois put in right-to-nap zones.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 4:06 pm
Well, if it’d get warmer the grass would grow in my yard and then I could mow it. I love mowing my lawn. And before anyone asks, no, I do not wear my lavender tie when I mow.

Comment by Responsa Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 4:42 pm
Any advice to Governor Rauner in gettibg a budget?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:15 pm
If you could talk to Speaker Madigan, today, what would you say?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:16 pm
Explain why your lawn has so many dandelions…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:16 pm
How helpful was Paul Vallas in the Campaign?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:17 pm
Describe how you felt when you lost, and only one Democratic legislative seat flipped too…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:18 pm
Governor Rauner still blames you from everything to a dishonest Fiscal Year 2015 to the Mansion’s leaky roof, thoughts?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:19 pm
You have a pizza party for campaign staff 6 months after election night, are you ungrateful?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:20 pm
The Sox, Samardzija, and cold weather baseball…thoughts?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:22 pm
Pat Quinn, Tom Cross, who is back in politics first?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:22 pm
Your old Lt. Governor’s Office now has hand rails, rubber floors, no sharp end furniture, and all tripping hazards have been removed. Worth the money?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:24 pm
Where IS Betsy, and does she has the alleged 4 pensions as reported by the Tribune?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:25 pm
Who keeps their word best, you or Governor Rauner?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:26 pm
If we told you, today, you are still the subject of Capitol Fax “caption contests”, honored or horrified?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:27 pm
Here’s your chance to speak to Unions since you lost, any thoughts about you bring a “hard sell” for them to their members?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:28 pm
Rod Blagojevich, better or worse with the gray hair?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:30 pm
How do you respond to Red Roof Inn pulling out of Illinois, citing “Club members have abandoned our franchises”…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:31 pm
Did you really get ticketed for not shoveling?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:44 pm
Who was less help for you, Mayor Daley or Mayor Emanuel?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:45 pm
We know, Mr. Quinn, normally the “big check” would be here, but the money was taken back. So, that’s that…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:47 pm
How would you describe the Cubs Jumbotron?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 5:52 pm
Governor Rauner showed us the three envelopes you left. He used them to light cigars. How does that make you feel?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 6:04 pm
Governor, Mr. Quinn, excuse me… but… your car is being towed.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 6:13 pm
This is not Obama’s library?

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 6:34 pm
I hear if you do not pass Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda, you will never see your money.

Comment by Greta Thursday, Apr 23, 15 @ 10:50 pm
“You snooze, you lose.”

Comment by Dawn S Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:08 am