Illinois
U of I changes plan for research hub, shifting to South Works site
University leaders say they will now establish most of DPI’s research and lab space at the former U.S. Steel South Works plant, the planned location of the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.
The University of Illinois has canceled a plan to build a massive research hub near downtown Chicago, choosing instead a lakefront site nearly 10 miles south.
The Discovery Partners Institute was supposed to kick off development at The 78, an empty s... [3272 chars]