Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the expansion of eligibility criteria to all low-income students without wired internet for ‘Chicago Connected,’ the groundbreaking program that provides no-cost, high-speed internet service to CPS students in their households. Since its launch in June 2020, more than 50,000 students have enrolled in the program, which is on track to reach 100,000 students by the end of the 2020-2021 school year. With the eligibility expansion, ‘Chicago Connected’ can benefit as many as 53,000 additional students – creating the foundation for a permanent publicly supported system for families in Chicago. The City of Chicago’s recent ballot initiative that found 90 percent of Chicagoans were in support of the City ensuring broadband access in all community areas.  Newly-eligible families will receive a letter notification and they can check eligibility status and access their activation code by entering their child’s student ID number and birthdate into CPS’ eligibility tool at cps.edu/GetConnected. For more information, please visit cps.edu/GetConnected.