Pritzker, Preckwinkle announce initiative in Illinois to expand digital access for low-income households By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published Toni Preckwinkle announced an initiative in Illinois on Wednesday that would expand digital access for low-income households throughout the state. Through a partnership with PCs for People, a national nonprofit providing refurbished devices, Cook County, and other community partners, the State of Illinois will launch a statewide network to deploy refurbished computers, digital literacy programming and workforce development, officials said. The new Connect Illinois Computer Equity Network aims to put computers and other mobile devices into the hands of Illinois residents. Additionally, Gov. Pritzker issued a call to action to public, private and philanthropic sectors to donate used equipment and build on a network that is set to deploy at least 20,000 refurbished computers annually for Illinois families.