Locals rally against Chicago quantum park; company commits to no data center
Residents pressed Mayor Brandon Johnson to revoke permits and tax breaks as organizers said the $9 billion project could bring 750 jobs and $20 billion in economic impact.
- On Saturday, Mayor Brandon Johnson faced vocal opposition from Southeast Side residents at Arnold Mireles Academy during a town hall regarding the $9 billion Quantum Shore megadevelopment.
- Activists with the organization Southside Together are demanding the city revoke permits for the 440-acre Quantum Shore project, citing environmental concerns at the former U.S. Steel South Works site.
- In a Friday letter to the mayor, Illinois Quantum & Microelectrics Parks CEO Harley Johnson sought to quell concerns, clarifying the campus is not a data center and is more energy-efficient than typical facilities.
- Johnson declined to halt the development, pointing to an executive order he signed last Tuesday that strengthens regulatory processes for data centers rather than revoking project permits.
- Planning a rally for September 12 at 91st Street and Commercial Ave., Southside Together remains committed to stopping the facility despite the mayor's refusal to halt the project.
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Chicago Mayor Johnson pressured by anti-data center activists at rally
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson faced boos from a crowd of anti-data center activists on the South Side Saturday after not disavowing the massive “Quantum Shore” development, even as he said it will not include a data center. Fresh off an ...
South siders call for Mayor Brandon Johnson to ‘revoke the permits’ for a controversial quantum computing facility
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 development park and a controversial data center. Southside Together, a community […] The post South siders call for Mayor Brandon Johnson to ‘revoke t…
Chicago residents rally against quantum park; company commits to no data center
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Locals rally against Chicago quantum park; company commits to no data center
(The Center Square) – Residents on Chicago’s South Side booed their mayor off stage following his answer to questions from the crowd at an event put together by community groups against a large taxpayer-funded development over the weekend.
Mayor’s Support For Quantum Campus Irks Some South Siders: ‘Shut It Down, Mayor Johnson’ – Block Club Chicago
At a weekend town hall event, Mayor Brandon Johnson faced jeers over his support for the project from neighbors opposed to the Quantum Shore megadevelopment on the former U.S. Steel South Works site.
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