IBM, in partnership with the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, has brought the IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer into operation at a laboratory in Hyde Park, Chicago. This marks the first quantum computer IBM has deployed in Illinois. It is equipped with the company's second-generation superconducting quantum processor Nighthawk r2, released in 2025 and billed as the most powerful quantum chip to date. The chip features an independent high-speed qubit reset architecture and can execute more than 100,000 circuits per second, substantially boosting computational efficiency. The system is hosted by the University of Chicago and will later be relocated to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, currently under construction, where it will serve as the core computing platform of the state's National Quantum Algorithm Center, established in 2024. It will be open for collaboration in computationally intensive fields such as drug discovery, power grid optimization, materials simulation, and high-energy physics, helping partners jointly develop next-generation quantum algorithms and practical applications. A joint team from the University of Chicago and IBM had previously used 70 logical qubits to complete related computational tasks, demonstrating potential beyond traditional classical simulation methods. According to the parties involved, the deployment of this system represents an important milestone in the development of the local quantum field, one that will empower research and industrial transformation and drive high-quality local employment.