Free Wi-Fi coming to downtown thanks to Waukegan-county pact: ‘Access to the internet is … essential’

Free Wi-Fi coming to downtown thanks to Waukegan-county pact: ‘Access to the internet is … essential’

Free, high-speed, public Wi-Fi is coming to the core of downtown Waukegan this spring courtesy of a cooperative effort between the city and Lake County. The Waukegan City Council voted 6-2 to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the county on Tuesday at City Hall, creating a partnership providing internet service available to anyone with an appropriate electronic device throughout the downtown area. Roughly bounded by Grand Avenue to the …