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As excitement around the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) continues to build, IQMP leaders and partners are focused on engaging students across the state who will go on to…

To Malki Brown, greater South Chicago has always been home. Growing up in his father’s bookstore — one of the first African American-owned bookstores in the city — Malki’s South…

The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) is rising on Chicago’s South Side, and the momentum surrounding Illinois’ quantum ecosystem continues to accelerate. As new investments and partnerships emerge, so…

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…