With the addition of 31st Street and 57th Street beaches, seven beaches along Lake Michigan now offer free wireless service to beachgoers.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and Everywhere Wireless announced last week that two more Chicago beaches will now offer free Wi-Fi to visitors.

Free Wi-Fi is now active and available at 31st Street Beach and 57th Street Beach; in total, seven Chicago beaches now offer beachgoers free Wi-Fi.

“Technological innovations and investments lead to vibrant communities in which residents and visitors are able to stay connected to their families and their work – even while enjoying a day at one of Chicago’s beautiful beaches,” said Emanuel. “Offering Wi-Fi in more public places throughout the city enables Chicago to be one of the most connected cities in the world.”

?The design and cost of the free Wi-Fi at 31st Street Beach and 57th Street Beach is provided by Everywhere Wireless, the same company that has provided high-speed Wi-Fi to five other Chicago Beaches since 2013.

The Chicago Park District is providing power, electrical work and infrastructure. Cisco equipment was utilized at both new locations.

“As a company that serves Chicago exclusively, it’s a pleasure and an honor to be a part of the city’s developing Internet infrastructure,’’ said Keegan Bonebrake, EVP of Strategy and Real Estate at Everywhere Wireless. EW owns and manages a Gigabit Internet network that provides Internet to thousands of customers in apartments and condominiums city-wide, as well as to businesses.

Through a series of public-private partnerships, free wireless is now available at 31st Street, 57th Street, North Avenue, Osterman/Hollywood, Montrose, Foster, and Rainbow beaches as part of a program with Everywhere Wireless and Cisco; Garfield Park and the South Shore Cultural Center through a partnership with Google; and has continued to partner with SilverIP Communications to provide wireless service at Millennium Park since 2012.

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