Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) said the state...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) said the state completed work on a $100 million expansion of the Illinois Century Network, a regional broadband network with about 1,800 miles of fiber. The network, anchored at Illinois State University, connects about 400 schools, health facilities and public safety locations. The project, which quadrupled the network’s capacity, was funded through a $62 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act award and almost $34 million in state and local funds, Quinn’s office said Friday. The network includes more than 1,000 miles of new fiber lines and 750 miles of previously unused “dark” fiber, Quinn’s office said (http://1.usa.gov/1qMWftl).