Cook County, Illinois

Where they are

17 of 17 facilities on record have published coordinates. Imagery: USGS.

Facilities

Every record links to its source: public records, press reporting, and openly licensed datasets including Epoch AI, Wikidata, and US EPA. Full sourcing and per-source licensing: methodology · sources.

In the press

Coverage naming Cook County or a jurisdiction within it.

Oct 9	Editorial: Chicago needs a data center strategy, not another performative stunt↗ Crain's Chicago Business ($) Water−, Denied or halted City of Chicago, IL
Oct 5	Councilmember proposes one-year data center moratorium↗ Evanston RoundTablealso carried by 2 other outlets Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted City of Evanston, ILCity of Charleston, ILIllinois
Oct 2	Labor ready to block Johnson’s data center moratorium↗ Crain's Chicago Business ($) Siting−, Denied or halted City of Chicago, IL
Sep 29	Chicago Tonight | Chicago Data Center Moratorium Stalled, But City Council Still Took Action | Season 2026↗ PBS Siting City of Chicago, IL
Sep 26	Data dump: Even after $700M deal, data center development could soon slow in Illinois↗ The Real Deal ($) Water−, Denied or halted IllinoisCity of Chicago, IL
Sep 25	Data center redevelopment at 300 West Adams approved↗ Loop North News Water+, Approved or advancing City of Chicago, IL
Sep 25	Gov. JB Pritzker turns to Illinois lawmakers to act on data center regulations↗ Chicago Tribune ($)also carried by 2 other outlets Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted IllinoisCity of Chicago, IL
Sep 24	A 'mouse,' not an 'elephant': Evanston developer pitches small-scale data center on Hartrey Avenue↗ evanstonroundtable.com Siting City of Evanston, IL

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