Cost overruns, security concerns and a refusal to cooperate with the state comptroller were evidently hallmarks of Department of Innovation and Technology's recent history.
The new law, criticized as a corporate giveaway, limits what local governments — except for Chicago — can charge phone companies for installing small-cell antennas on public…
Though it has strong political support, the first facility to serve in a planned network of Illinois innovation centers still seeks firm financial backing.
The protections would require companies to ask for consumers’ consent before accessing and sharing their data, but the governor said it's no more than excessive red tape.