Chicago Public Library

Billed Entity 135748 · Illinois

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Overview

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
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 rate	90%	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)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Service providers	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	4
Avg download speed (Mbps)	394	394	394	394	290	617	10,000	199	10,000	10,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Avg upload speed (Mbps)	402	394	394	394	166	500	10,000	199	10,000	10,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Subsidies by service provider (top 10, FY2024)

Service provider	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
Illinois Bell Telephone Company	—	$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

Recipient demographics

Recipient	Address	City	Discount Rate	Students	NSLP	NSLP %	Down Mbps	Up Mbps	Urban/Rural
Albany Park Branch Library	5150 N Kimball Ave 60625	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Altgeld Branch Library	950 East 132nd Place 60827	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Archer Heights Branch Library	5055 South Archer Avenue 60632	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Austin Branch Library	5615 W Race Ave 60644	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Austin-Irving Branch Library	6110 W Irving Park Rd 60634	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Avalon Branch Library	8828 S Stony Island 60617	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Back Of The Yards Library	2111 West 47th Street 60609	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Bessie Coleman Branch Library	731 E 63rd St # 45 60637	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Beverly Branch Library	2121 W 95th St 60643	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Bezazian Branch Library	1226 W Ainslie St 60640	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Blackstone Branch Library	4904 S Lake Park Ave 60615	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Brainerd Branch Library	8945 S Loomis St 60620	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Brighton Park Branch Library	4314 S Archer Ave 60632	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library	1701 No Milwaukee Ave 60647	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Budlong Woods Library	5630 North Lincoln Avenue 60659	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Canaryville Branch Library	642 West 43rd Street 60609	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Chicago Bee Branch Library	3647 South State Street 60609	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Chicago Lawn Branch Library	6120 S Kedzie Ave 60629	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Chinatown Branch Library	2100 S Wentworth Ave 60616	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Clearing Branch Library	5643 W 63rd St 60638	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Conrad Sulzer Regional Library	4455 N Lincoln Ave 60625	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	1,000	1,000	Urban
Douglass Branch Library	4464 W 13th St 60623	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Dunning Branch Library	7455 W Cornelia Ave 60634	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
East Side Branch Library	3700 East 106th St 60617	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Edgebrook Branch Library	5426 W Devon Ave 60646	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Edgewater Branch Library	6800 N Broadway 60660	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Gage Park Branch Library	2807 W 55th St 60632	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Galewood-Mont Clare Branch Lib	6969 W Grand Ave 60707	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	100	100	Urban
Garfield Ridge Branch Library	6322 S Archer Ave 60638	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Greater Grand Crossing Branch Library	1000 E 73rd St 60619	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Hall Branch Library	4801 S Michigan Ave 60615	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Harold Washington Library Center	400 South State Street 60605	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	10,000	10,000	Urban
Hegewisch Branch Library	3048 E 130th St 60633	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Humboldt Branch Library	2720 W Division St 60622	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Independence Branch Library	4022 N Elston Ave 60618	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Jefferson Park Branch Library	5363 W Lawrence Ave 60630	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Jeffery Manor Branch Library	2435 E 100th St 60617	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
John Merlo Branch Library	644 W Belmont Ave 60657	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Kelly Branch Library	6151 S Normal Blvd 60621	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Legler Branch Library	115 S Pulaski Rd 60624	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	1,000	1,000	Urban
Lincoln Belmont	1659 W. Melrose St. 60657	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Lincoln Park Branch Library	1150 W Fullerton Ave 60614	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Little Italy Branch	1336 W Taylor St 60607	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Little Village Branch Library	2311 S Kedzie Ave 60623	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Logan Square Branch Library	3255 W Altgeld St 60647	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Mable Manning Branch Library	6 South Hoyne Avenue 60612	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Martin Luther King Br Library	3436 S King Dr 60616	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Mayfair Branch Library	4200 W Lawrence Ave 60630	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Mckinley Park Branch Library	2021 W 35th St 60609	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Mount Greenwood Branch Library	11010 S Kedzie Ave 60655	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Near North Branch Library	310 W Division Street 60610	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
North Austin Branch Library	5724 W North Ave 60639	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
North Pulaski Branch Library	4300 West North Avenue 60639	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Northtown Branch Library	6800 N Western Ave 60645	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Obama Public Library	6021 S Stony Island Avenue 60637	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Oriole Park Branch Library	7454 West Balmoral Ave 60656	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Popular Library At Water Works	163 East Pearson Street 60611	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	100	100	Urban
Portage-Cragin Branch Library	5108 W Belmont Ave 60641	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Pullman Branch Library	11001 S Indiana Ave 60628	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Richard J Daley Branch Library	3400 S Halsted St 60608	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Richard M Daley Branch Library	733 N Kedzie Ave 60612	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Roden Branch Library	6083 N Northwest Hwy 60631	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Rogers Park Branch Library	6907 N Clark St 60626	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Rudy Lozano Branch Library	1805 S Loomis St 60608	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Scottsdale Branch Library	4101 W 79th St 60652	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Sherman Park Branch Library	5440 S Racine Ave 60609	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
South Chicago Branch Library	9055 S Houston Ave 60617	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
South Shore Branch Library	2505 E 73rd St 60649	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Thurgood Marshall Branch Library	7506 South Racine Ave 60620	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Toman Branch Library	4005 W 27th St 60623	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Uptown Branch Library	929 West Buena Avenue 60613	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Walker Branch Library	11071 S Hoyne Ave 60643	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Belmont Branch Library	3104 N Narragansett Ave 60634	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Chicago Avenue Branch Library	4844 West Chicago Ave 60651	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Englewood Library	1745 West 63rd Street 60636	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Lawn Branch Library	4020 W 63rd St 60629	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Loop Branch Library	122 N Aberdeen St 60607	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Pullman Branch Library	800 West 119th St 60643	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
West Town Branch Library	1625 W Chicago Ave. 60622	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Whitney M Young Jr Branch Lib	415 E 79th St 60619	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban
Woodson Regional Library	9525 S Halsted St 60628	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	1,000	1,000	Urban
Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library	2519 W 79th St 60652	Chicago	90%	—	—	—	250	250	Urban

Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Service-provider top 10 ranked by FY2024 disbursements. 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.