South siders call for Mayor Brandon Johnson to ‘revoke the permits’ for a controversial quantum computing facility

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date Aug. 17, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 17, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/news/mayor-quantum-campus-townhall/

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More than 350 people crowded into a hot auditorium at Arnold Mireles Academy on Saturday, chanting “revoke the permits” and demanding Mayor Brandon Johnson explain his support for Quantum Shore, a megadevelopment underway on Chicago’s southeast side that includes a quantum computing research and dev...