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Laptops

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Gary school gets $30K donation of laptops

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Back to school tech: Top laptops, headphones, smart watches and more for students

As students start returning to school making sure all their electronics are up-to-date and running properly is key to their educational success.

  • Aug 16, 2022

Annual Christmas in the Wards laptop giveaway spreads holiday cheer to kids across Chicago

Hundreds of families received a special early Christmas gift Saturday to help with their education.

  • Dec 19, 2021

Gary school gets $30K donation of laptops from Redefined Fitness in Wilmette

After the COVID pandemic sent students home and exposed major technology gaps in many neighborhoods, a school in Gary received a massive donation of much-needed hardware.

  • Sep 17, 2021

Nearly 30,000 Macs reportedly infected with mysterious malware

The malware appears to have a self-destruct mechanism, but it's unclear how it would work.

  • Feb 22, 2021

BGA sheds light on CPS $1.6M no-bid deal to buy remote learning laptops, iPads

More than a third of the devices are still sitting in a CPS warehouse as backups, according to the BGA.

  • Dec 19, 2020