| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 okays zone change for Group W | 1982-12-16 | District 219 board members approved Group W's special use zoning application to the Village Plan Commission which will allow the cable company to open offices in the former Niles East High School. | The News, Thursday, December 16, 1982, p. 3 | Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Buildings, Niles East High School, Cable television, Group W Cable |
| 219, Group W agree on rental | 1982-12-02 | Skokie's cable company, Group W, has negotiated a settlement with District 219 that will keep the cable company's administrative offices and studio facilities in the former Niles East building. | The News, Thursday, December 2, 1982, p. 3 | Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Buildings, Centre East for the Performing Arts, Niles East High School, Cable television, Group W Cable |
| Believe it or not: Cable TV is here | 1984-05-20 | A Group W Cable manager has stated that cable construction in Skokie is 90 percent complete but that it will take awhile to hook up homes. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, May 20, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable company is still homeless | 1983-03-20 | More than a month after being relieved of a requirement to locate at Centre East, Group W Cable still has not found a home in Skokie. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, March 20, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable grant | 1984-01-26 | Group W. Cable made a $25,000 payment to Centre East for the purpose of developing performing arts to be cablecast on the system. | The News, Thursday, January 26, 1984, p. 6 | Performing arts, Centre East for the Performing Arts, Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable liability alarms village | 1984-12-06 | Village trustees approved the addition of Aurora-based Channel 66 to the Group W cable offerings and also welcomed Group W camera crews who will be filming village board meetings throughout the year. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 6, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Skokie Board of Trustees, Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable looking for home | 1983-02-10 | Skokie's cable TV company, Group W, is searching for a new headquarters after being released from a franchise agreement which required that it locate at the Centre East facility in the former Niles East building. | The News, Thursday, February 10, 1983, p. 3 | Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable now being strung in Village | 1983-07-21 | An ordinance unanimously adopted by the Skokie Board of Trustees will allow Group W Cable company to enter private property for the purpose of stringing cable. | The News, Thursday, July 21, 1983, p. 3 | Ordinances, Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable TV prompts changes | 1985-04-28 | A cable coordinator will soon be hired to deal with citizen complaints about the poor quality of Group W Cable's picture and the persistent presence of "ghosts" on local channels. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 28, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Group W Cable, Cable television |
| Cable TV sale OK'd | 1987-05-21 | Trustees agreed to the sale of Skokie's cable company, but tied their approval to a list of demands. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 21, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 | CATV System, TCI of Illinois, Group W Cable, Cable television |