Grainger Engineering in Chicago

200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

You’ll find Illinois Grainger Engineering’s home base in the heart of the Loop. Not only does this location house our City Scholars Program and Master of Computer Science Chicago offices, among others, but it also plays host to regular classes and events. Stop by to see us anytime!

This biomedical hub became the first expansion of the CZ Biohub Network in 2023. Here, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign works together with Northwestern University and the University of Chicago to lead advancements in human health.

Based at the University of Chicago, the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) is one of the largest collaborative teams working on quantum science in the world. The Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST) serves as a core member of CQE alongside the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University and Purdue University.

Led by the University of Illinois System in partnership with top research universities, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is growing Chicago's tech ecosystem through workforce development and applied research.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a founding partner of Duality, the first accelerator program in the nation exclusively dedicated to startup companies focused on quantum science and technology.

Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the Engineering Access Alliance. This partnership with City Colleges of Chicago offers students at each of its seven community colleges, including Harold Washington College, a streamlined process for transfer into Illinois Grainger Engineering.

Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the Engineering Access Alliance. This partnership with City Colleges of Chicago offers students at each of its seven community colleges, including Harry S. Truman College, a streamlined process for transfer into Illinois Grainger Engineering.

Illinois Grainger engineers are taking a leading role in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), which will be the first-of-its-kind quantum-focused research and development campus. In partnership with industry leaders like PsiQuantum and IBM, the State of Illinois and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), IQMP is poised to unlock the power of quantum computing while creating thousands of jobs in Chicago and generating up to $20 billion in economic impact.

Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the Engineering Access Alliance. This partnership with City Colleges of Chicago offers students at each of its seven community colleges, including Wilbur Wright College, a streamlined process for transfer into Illinois Grainger Engineering.