IBM brings a Nighthawk quantum computer online in Chicago
Hosted by the University of Chicago, the Nighthawk-powered system anchors Illinois's algorithm center while its permanent quantum park remains under construction.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published · Updated
Primary source: IBM Newsroom
Why it matters
The Hyde Park installation gives Illinois startups, universities and national labs local access to IBM's flagship quantum hardware years before the permanent IQMP campus opens.
IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna marked a milestone in Illinois quantum policy on November 6th, 2026, as IBM, the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park unveiled an IBM Quantum System Two at Hyde Park Labs. Krishna earned his PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before joining IBM in 1990, and he later directed IBM Research from 2015 to 2020. The Chicago machine gives that long Illinois thread a physical address.…
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