High-performance fiber internet service will soon be available to more residents in unserved portions of Carroll and Whiteside counties.Jo-Carroll Energy’s, broadband division, Sand Prairie, was awarded a $4.6 million grant in Round Two funding in Connect Illinois grant awards.The grant will enable construction of a fiber-to-the-premise project to bring Sand Prairie fiber to approximately 625...

Morrison, IL (March 31, 2022) - Whiteside County is taking the first step in providing the entire county with robust, reliable, and affordable fiber broadband internet access. The county joins the Village of Elsah, Jackson County, Knox County, Mercer County, and the City of Springfield in the inaugural cohort of the Accelerate Illinois Broadband Infrastructure Planning...