Chicago Public Library

Billed Entity 135748 · Illinois

Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$280K$277K$271K$338K$356K$379K$488K$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$1.1M$1.0M$889K$801K$808K$800K$826K$820K$234K$315K$545K$1.0M
Average discount rate90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%70%82%80%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%90%81%83%87%80%78%
Schools & libraries (in this area)81818181818181808080
Service providers2111111222111111111111234454
Avg download speed (Mbps)3943943943942903951,8603205,0886,405
Avg upload speed (Mbps)2,8613943943941663331,8603205,0886,405

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$10K
Telecomm Services$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$1.1M$1.0M$889K$801K$808K$800K$826K$820K$59K$283K$259K$795K
Internal Connections$175K$17K$246K$83K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$280K$277K$271K$338K$356K$379K$479K$15K$40K$127K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services
Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Albany Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$8K$8K
Altgeld Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Archer Heights Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Austin Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$10K
Austin-Irving Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Avalon Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Back Of The Yards Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Bessie Coleman Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Beverly Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Bezazian Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Blackstone Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Brainerd Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Brighton Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Budlong Woods Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Canaryville Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Chicago Bee Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Chicago Lawn Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Chinatown Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Clearing Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Conrad Sulzer Regional Library$4K$4K$4K$4K$6K$6K$7K$8K$8K
Douglass Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Dunning Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
East Side Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Edgebrook Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Edgewater Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$8K$8K
Gage Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Galewood-Mont Clare Branch Lib$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$4K
Garfield Ridge Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Greater Grand Crossing Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Hall Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Harold Washington Library Center$15K$8K$8K$8K$17K$17K$71K$25K$18K
Hegewisch Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Humboldt Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Independence Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$9K$7K$8K
Jefferson Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
Jeffery Manor Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
John Merlo Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
Kelly Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
Legler Branch Library$4K$4K$4K$4K$6K$6K$6K$7K$8K
Lincoln Belmont$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Lincoln Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Little Italy Branch$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Little Village Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Logan Square Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Mable Manning Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Martin Luther King Br Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Mayfair Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Mckinley Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Mount Greenwood Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Near North Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
North Austin Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
North Pulaski Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Northtown Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Obama Public Library
Oriole Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Popular Library At Water Works$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$10K
Portage-Cragin Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Pullman Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Richard J Daley Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Richard M Daley Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Roden Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Rogers Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Rudy Lozano Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Scottsdale Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Sherman Park Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
South Chicago Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
South Shore Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
Thurgood Marshall Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Toman Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Uptown Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
Walker Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
West Belmont Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K
West Chicago Avenue Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
West Englewood Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$8K
West Lawn Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$6K$7K$4K
West Loop Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K
West Pullman Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
West Town Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$5K$7K$8K
Whitney M Young Jr Branch Lib$3K$3K$3K$3K$5K$5K$6K$7K$8K
Woodson Regional Library$4K$4K$4K$4K$6K$6K$7K$8K$8K
Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library$3K$3K$3K$3K$4K$4K$5K$7K$8K

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Albany Park Branch Library5150 N Kimball Ave 60625Chicago90%250250Urban
Altgeld Branch Library950 East 132nd Place 60827Chicago90%250250Urban
Archer Heights Branch Library5055 South Archer Avenue 60632Chicago90%250250Urban
Austin Branch Library5615 W Race Ave 60644Chicago90%250250Urban
Austin-Irving Branch Library6110 W Irving Park Rd 60634Chicago90%250250Urban
Avalon Branch Library8828 S Stony Island 60617Chicago90%250250Urban
Back Of The Yards Library2111 West 47th Street 60609Chicago90%250250Urban
Bessie Coleman Branch Library731 E 63rd St # 45 60637Chicago90%250250Urban
Beverly Branch Library2121 W 95th St 60643Chicago90%250250Urban
Bezazian Branch Library1226 W Ainslie St 60640Chicago90%250250Urban
Blackstone Branch Library4904 S Lake Park Ave 60615Chicago90%250250Urban
Brainerd Branch Library8945 S Loomis St 60620Chicago90%250250Urban
Brighton Park Branch Library4314 S Archer Ave 60632Chicago90%250250Urban
Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library1701 No Milwaukee Ave 60647Chicago90%250250Urban
Budlong Woods Library5630 North Lincoln Avenue 60659Chicago90%250250Urban
Canaryville Branch Library642 West 43rd Street 60609Chicago90%250250Urban
Chicago Bee Branch Library3647 South State Street 60609Chicago90%250250Urban
Chicago Lawn Branch Library6120 S Kedzie Ave 60629Chicago90%250250Urban
Chinatown Branch Library2100 S Wentworth Ave 60616Chicago90%250250Urban
Clearing Branch Library5643 W 63rd St 60638Chicago90%250250Urban
Conrad Sulzer Regional Library4455 N Lincoln Ave 60625Chicago90%1,0001,000Urban
Douglass Branch Library4464 W 13th St 60623Chicago90%250250Urban
Dunning Branch Library7455 W Cornelia Ave 60634Chicago90%250250Urban
East Side Branch Library3700 East 106th St 60617Chicago90%250250Urban
Edgebrook Branch Library5426 W Devon Ave 60646Chicago90%250250Urban
Edgewater Branch Library6800 N Broadway 60660Chicago90%250250Urban
Gage Park Branch Library2807 W 55th St 60632Chicago90%250250Urban
Galewood-Mont Clare Branch Lib6969 W Grand Ave 60707Chicago90%100100Urban
Garfield Ridge Branch Library6322 S Archer Ave 60638Chicago90%250250Urban
Greater Grand Crossing Branch Library1000 E 73rd St 60619Chicago90%250250Urban
Hall Branch Library4801 S Michigan Ave 60615Chicago90%250250Urban
Harold Washington Library Center400 South State Street 60605Chicago90%10,00010,000Urban
Hegewisch Branch Library3048 E 130th St 60633Chicago90%250250Urban
Humboldt Branch Library2720 W Division St 60622Chicago90%250250Urban
Independence Branch Library4022 N Elston Ave 60618Chicago90%250250Urban
Jefferson Park Branch Library5363 W Lawrence Ave 60630Chicago90%250250Urban
Jeffery Manor Branch Library2435 E 100th St 60617Chicago90%250250Urban
John Merlo Branch Library644 W Belmont Ave 60657Chicago90%250250Urban
Kelly Branch Library6151 S Normal Blvd 60621Chicago90%250250Urban
Legler Branch Library115 S Pulaski Rd 60624Chicago90%1,0001,000Urban
Lincoln Belmont1659 W. Melrose St. 60657Chicago90%250250Urban
Lincoln Park Branch Library1150 W Fullerton Ave 60614Chicago90%250250Urban
Little Italy Branch1336 W Taylor St 60607Chicago90%250250Urban
Little Village Branch Library2311 S Kedzie Ave 60623Chicago90%250250Urban
Logan Square Branch Library3255 W Altgeld St 60647Chicago90%250250Urban
Mable Manning Branch Library6 South Hoyne Avenue 60612Chicago90%250250Urban
Martin Luther King Br Library3436 S King Dr 60616Chicago90%250250Urban
Mayfair Branch Library4200 W Lawrence Ave 60630Chicago90%250250Urban
Mckinley Park Branch Library2021 W 35th St 60609Chicago90%250250Urban
Mount Greenwood Branch Library11010 S Kedzie Ave 60655Chicago90%250250Urban
Near North Branch Library310 W Division Street 60610Chicago90%250250Urban
North Austin Branch Library5724 W North Ave 60639Chicago90%250250Urban
North Pulaski Branch Library4300 West North Avenue 60639Chicago90%250250Urban
Northtown Branch Library6800 N Western Ave 60645Chicago90%250250Urban
Obama Public Library6021 S Stony Island Avenue 60637Chicago90%250250Urban
Oriole Park Branch Library7454 West Balmoral Ave 60656Chicago90%250250Urban
Popular Library At Water Works163 East Pearson Street 60611Chicago90%100100Urban
Portage-Cragin Branch Library5108 W Belmont Ave 60641Chicago90%250250Urban
Pullman Branch Library11001 S Indiana Ave 60628Chicago90%250250Urban
Richard J Daley Branch Library3400 S Halsted St 60608Chicago90%250250Urban
Richard M Daley Branch Library733 N Kedzie Ave 60612Chicago90%250250Urban
Roden Branch Library6083 N Northwest Hwy 60631Chicago90%250250Urban
Rogers Park Branch Library6907 N Clark St 60626Chicago90%250250Urban
Rudy Lozano Branch Library1805 S Loomis St 60608Chicago90%250250Urban
Scottsdale Branch Library4101 W 79th St 60652Chicago90%250250Urban
Sherman Park Branch Library5440 S Racine Ave 60609Chicago90%250250Urban
South Chicago Branch Library9055 S Houston Ave 60617Chicago90%250250Urban
South Shore Branch Library2505 E 73rd St 60649Chicago90%250250Urban
Thurgood Marshall Branch Library7506 South Racine Ave 60620Chicago90%250250Urban
Toman Branch Library4005 W 27th St 60623Chicago90%250250Urban
Uptown Branch Library929 West Buena Avenue 60613Chicago90%250250Urban
Walker Branch Library11071 S Hoyne Ave 60643Chicago90%250250Urban
West Belmont Branch Library3104 N Narragansett Ave 60634Chicago90%250250Urban
West Chicago Avenue Branch Library4844 West Chicago Ave 60651Chicago90%250250Urban
West Englewood Library1745 West 63rd Street 60636Chicago90%250250Urban
West Lawn Branch Library4020 W 63rd St 60629Chicago90%250250Urban
West Loop Branch Library122 N Aberdeen St 60607Chicago90%250250Urban
West Pullman Branch Library800 West 119th St 60643Chicago90%250250Urban
West Town Branch Library1625 W Chicago Ave. 60622Chicago90%250250Urban
Whitney M Young Jr Branch Lib415 E 79th St 60619Chicago90%250250Urban
Woodson Regional Library9525 S Halsted St 60628Chicago90%1,0001,000Urban
Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library2519 W 79th St 60652Chicago90%250250Urban

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
SBC Illinois$280K$277K$271K$338K$356K$379K$488K$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$1.1M$1.0M$889K$801K$808K$800K$826K$820K$234K$315K$478K$766K
Carl Corporation$59K$155K
Ameritech Advanced Data Services, Inc.$83K
Hewlett Packard Company$9K
PSINet, Inc.
DecisionOne Corporation
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
RCN Telecom Sevices of Illinois, LLC

Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.