Work Begins on South Side’s Massive New Quantum Computing Hub

Quantum Shore Project Breaks Ground At Former US Steel South Works Site

Some residents are calling for a community benefits agreement and more investment on the Southeast Side.

Developers CRG, Related Midwest break ground on Illinois quantum computing park

Gov. JB Pritzker’s vision for South Chicago to become the Silicon Valley of quantum computing is taking shape.Developers and elected officials broke ground Tuesday on the state’s quantum campus, where Palo Alto, California-based PsiQuantum will build the country’s first utility-scale quantum computer. The first phase is about 30 acres and designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative.It comes more than a year after Pritzker, alongside developers, city…

Work begins on South Side’s massive new quantum computing hub

Work has begun on the state’s new multibillion-dollar quantum computing campus on Chicago’s South Side. The lakefront site for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park was for decades U.S. Steel’s South Works, one of the world’s largest steel manufacturing plants, but will now host global companies seeking to develop the next generation of supercomputers. Gov. JB Pritzker and others presided on Tuesday over the groundbreaking ceremony. “To…

Illinois Breaks Ground on Quantum and Microelectronics Park with PsiQuantum as Anchor Tenant - Quantum Computing Report

Governor JB Pritzker has announced the groundbreaking of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) at Quantum Shore on Chicago’s South Side. PsiQuantum is the anchor tenant for the Park, which will also be home to companies including IBM, Diraq, and Infleqtion. The state of Illinois has invested $500 million in the IQMP, building on [...] The post Illinois Breaks Ground on Quantum and Microelectronics Park with PsiQuantum as Anchor T…

Illinois Senate Democrats celebrate new quantum hub on Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO – Illinois Senate Democrats joined Governor JB Pritzker and leading quantum institutions today to celebrate the groundbreaking of PsiQuantum’s facility at Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park at Quantum...