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Earlier this year, students from the Southeast Side’s St. Francis de Sales High School arrived at Whitney Young High School’s campus buzzing with energy. They had been part of science…

For 109 years, Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago has served the community. The church has seen many changes during that time — including when US Steel South Works closed…

The leaders behind the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) are trailblazers in science, engineering, industry and academia, working together to uncover practical quantum applications and their infinite possibilities. Wilbur…

  For more than 50 years, Andres Reyes’ family’s restaurants have been feeding South Chicagoans.  As the second-generation owner of Birrieria Ocotlan and a new father, he sees the #IQMP…

“What a great day to build the ecosystem around quantum and have the community included. They know they are part of the IQMP.” Last week, we joined our partners for…

More than 30 years after US Steel closed the doors of its South Works location, steel is rising once again as the site transforms into the global destination for quantum…

“When I think about the monumental impact and the global impact that the IQMP will create here in South Chicago, it fills my heart with pride and joy.” Celia Colón…

One of the most exciting aspects of quantum computing is its potential to solve real-world problems that can’t be solved by classical computing. But without the algorithms and applications to…

How do you bring an unprecedented and transformative vision for a global #quantum campus to life? We asked some IQMP partners to go back to the very beginning and share…

“I want something different for this generation. Thinking about what IQMP can be is that change.” As an educator and a third-generation Southeast Sider, Dr. Roni-Nicole Facen knows first-hand what…