Data-center buildout in Illinois, as reported

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Sep 12	WCSJ News	Morris Data Center Opposition Group Holds Informational Meeting To Raise Awareness & Share Concerns↗ WCSJ News Water	City of Morris, IL Grundy County, IL	us/il/grundy/city/morris us/il/grundy
Sep 9	WQAD	Sterling City Council approves temporary ban on data center applications↗ WQAD More coverage: WQAD · Effingham Radio · Shaw Local Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Sterling, IL City of Mattoon, IL	us/il/whiteside/city/sterling us/il/coles/city/mattoon
Sep 8	lakemchenryscanner.com	'We choose our citizens': County board bans data centers in unincorporated Lake County until mid-2027↗ lakemchenryscanner.comalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: shawlocal.com · thecentersquare.com · Patch · WCBU Peoria · +1 more Siting−, Denied or halted	Lake County, IL Village of Grayslake, IL Tazewell County, IL	us/il/lake us/il/lake/village/grayslake us/il/tazewell
Sep 7	wandtv.com	Data center committee shares recommendations after heated presentation↗ wandtv.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Decatur, IL Macon County, IL Sangamon County, IL	us/il/macon/city/decatur us/il/macon us/il/sangamon
Sep 4	Daily Herald ($)	Daily Herald opinion: The data center ‘sweet spot’: Grayslake offers a glimpse as county plans moratorium↗ Daily Herald ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	Village of Grayslake, IL Lake County, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake us/il/lake
Sep 4	RiverBender.com	Godfrey Group Looking Into Data Center Regulations↗ RiverBender.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Godfrey, IL	us/il/madison/village/godfrey
Sep 4	The Cool Down	Illinois city extends data center moratorium to 2027, waits on stalled state rules↗ The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Ottawa, IL Illinois	us/il/lasalle/city/ottawa us/il
Sep 3	Yahoo	Preliminary agreement signed for Belvidere data center↗ Yahoo Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Belvidere, IL	us/il/boone/city/belvidere
Sep 3	Rock River Current	Here’s where Rockford data center plans stand after cancellation of ComEd energy deal↗ Rock River Current Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Rockford, IL Illinois	us/il/winnebago/city/rockford us/il
Sep 2	Daily Herald ($)	Data center moratorium set to advance in Lake County↗ Daily Herald ($) More coverage: WLDS · chicagotribune.com · Patch · The Real Deal Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Lake County, IL Morgan County, IL	us/il/lake us/il/morgan
Sep 2	dailyillini.com	Community members weigh in at Champaign County Data Center Activities Task Force meeting↗ dailyillini.com Water	Champaign County, IL	us/il/champaign
Sep 1	Lake and McHenry County Scanner	Grayslake issues first permit for construction to begin on mega data center campus as lawsuit seeks to block development↗ Lake and McHenry County Scanner More coverage: Chicago Tribune Subsidies+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	Village of Grayslake, IL Lake County, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake us/il/lake
Sep 1	Herald-Review.com	Data center opponents disrupt Decatur meeting as committee makes case for regulations↗ Herald-Review.com Siting	City of Decatur, IL Macon County, IL	us/il/macon/city/decatur us/il/macon
Aug 31	jg-tc.com	Mattoon City Council to consider data center moratorium↗ jg-tc.comalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: wandtv.com · MyRadioLink.com · WCIA.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Mattoon, IL	us/il/coles/city/mattoon
Aug 30	Lake and McHenry County Scanner	Lawmaker says Grayslake mega data center 'should not proceed' without answers on power, water and noise↗ Lake and McHenry County Scanner Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of Grayslake, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake
Aug 29	WCSJ News	More Information Released About Proposed Morris Data Center Camps During Two Virtual Community Hearings↗ WCSJ News More coverage: Shaw Local WaterSubsidies	City of Morris, IL	us/il/grundy/city/morris
Aug 28	The Breeze Courier ($)	Christian County Board approves temporary restrictions on da...↗ The Breeze Courier ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Christian County, IL	us/il/christian
Aug 27	WGLT	More data center deliberation to come in Bloomington-Normal↗ WGLT Subsidies	City of Bloomington, IL Town of Normal, IL	us/il/mclean/city/bloomington us/il/mclean/town/normal
Aug 27	Northern Public Radio	Freeport News: Stephenson County considers a moratorium on data center, a local non-profit seeks input on life in northwest Illinois, and a program on chimney swifts promises to sweep you away↗ Northern Public Radio Siting−, Denied or halted	Stephenson County, IL City of Rochelle, IL Ogle County, IL	us/il/stephenson us/il/ogle/city/rochelle us/il/ogle
Aug 27	South Side Weekly	South Side Residents Press Johnson to Halt Quantum Campus↗ South Side Weekly More coverage: Chicago Maroon Subsidies	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 27	The Breeze Courier ($)	ZBA backs temporary data center, CO2 restrictions; approves battery storage rules↗ The Breeze Courier ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Christian County, IL	us/il/christian
Aug 26	Chicago Tribune ($)	Editorial: Data centers should lower homeowners’ property taxes, not raise them↗ Chicago Tribune ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Cook County, IL City of Northlake, IL	us/il/cook us/il/cook/city/northlake
Aug 25	WGLT	Bloomington councilman plans data center discussion with constituents↗ WGLT More coverage: The Pantagraph Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Bloomington, IL Town of Normal, IL	us/il/mclean/city/bloomington us/il/mclean/town/normal
Aug 24	Shaw Local ($)	ComEd asks to annex 160 acres into DeKalb for new substation to expand energy capacity amid industry growth↗ Shaw Local ($) More coverage: Shaw Local Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of DeKalb, IL DeKalb County, IL	us/il/dekalb/city/dekalb us/il/dekalb
Aug 24	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Chicago Mayor Signs City Executive Order Creating Enhanced Regulatory Review for Data Centers, Calls for Temporary Moratorium↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 24	The Nerd Stash	Illinois Residents Furious After Local Data Centers Win Nearly $100 Million in Tax Breaks: 'Paying Taxes on Billionaires' Behalf Just Not Make Sense'↗ The Nerd Stash Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Illinois	us/il
Aug 24	McKinley Park News	Regulation, Slowdowns Target Data Centers, But Opponents Still Use AI↗ McKinley Park News More coverage: Bisnow Water−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 24	Utility Dive	Microsoft, PowerHouse Hillwood dispute data center service agreements↗ Utility Divealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · KPVI · Finance & Commerce Power and gridSubsidies	Town of Mount Pleasant, WI City of Joliet, IL Wisconsin	us/wi/town/mount-pleasant us/il/will/city/joliet us/wi
Aug 23	Shaw Local ($)	Kane County groups to host officials, experts on data centers↗ Shaw Local ($) Water	Kane County, IL City of Aurora, IL Village of South Elgin, IL	us/il/kane us/il/kane/city/aurora us/il/kane/village/south-elgin
Aug 23	Illinois Answers Project	Data Centers Near O’Hare Win Nearly $100M in Local Tax Breaks, Leaving Suburban Homeowners to Cover the Gap↗ Illinois Answers Projectalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Chicago Tribune Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Cook County, IL Village of Elk Grove Village, IL	us/il/cook us/il/cook/village/elk-grove-village
Aug 23	AOL.com	It’s time to move past the hard no to data centers | Opinion↗ AOL.com Water	City of Rockford, IL	us/il/winnebago/city/rockford
Aug 22	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Granite City Aldermen Approve Reapir/Demolition of 8 Unsafe Properties After Swearing In of New Alderwoman↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting	City of Granite City, IL	us/il/madison/city/granite-city
Aug 22	Hoodline	Joliet Community Development Director Dustin Anderson Departs↗ Hoodline Siting	City of Joliet, IL	us/il/will/city/joliet
Aug 22	Shaw Local ($)	Lee County Board approves 90-day moratorium on data center, tech development proposals↗ Shaw Local ($) More coverage: The Pantagraph · Chronicle Media Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Lee County, IL Woodford County, IL (named in coverage) Lake County, IL	us/il/lee — us/il/lake
Aug 21	Capitol Fax.com	Your Illinois News Radar » Isabel’s afternoon roundup↗ Capitol Fax.com Siting	Town of Cicero, IL Village of Stickney, IL	us/il/cook/town/cicero us/il/cook/village/stickney
Aug 18	Chicago Tribune ($)	South Elgin board votes no on data center after hearing concept plan↗ Chicago Tribune ($) More coverage: Daily Herald Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Village of South Elgin, IL	us/il/kane/village/south-elgin
Aug 18	The Real Deal ($)	Illinois governor’s race could be decided on data center regulations↗ The Real Deal ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Illinois City of Yorkville, IL Town of Cicero, IL	us/il us/il/kendall/city/yorkville us/il/cook/town/cicero
Aug 18	IPM Newsroom	Bipartisan group of Champaign County Board members thwart vote on home rule, blocking a plan to ban data centers↗ IPM Newsroom Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Champaign County, IL	us/il/champaign
Aug 17	Chicago Tribune ($)	Mayor Brandon Johnson pressured by anti-data center activists at rally↗ Chicago Tribune ($) Water−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 17	wbez.org	Why are more elected officials calling for restrictions on data centers?↗ wbez.org Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 17	The Center Square	Locals rally against Chicago quantum park; company commits to no data center↗ The Center Squarealso carried by 2 other outlets Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 17	Block Club Chicago	Mayor's Support For Quantum Campus Irks Some South Siders: 'Shut It Down, Mayor Johnson'↗ Block Club Chicago More coverage: Hyde Park Herald Subsidies	City of Chicago, IL Cook County, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il/cook us/il
Aug 14	Shaw Local ($)	Afton Township supervisor credits DeKalb data center development for ‘extraordinary’ growth↗ Shaw Local ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Afton Township, IL City of DeKalb, IL	us/il/dekalb/twp/afton us/il/dekalb/city/dekalb
Aug 13	chicago.suntimes.com ($)	Loop data center pitched for landmarked office building↗ chicago.suntimes.com ($) Siting	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 13	wandtv.com	Community invited to Macon County data center presentation↗ wandtv.com Siting	Macon County, IL	us/il/macon
Aug 13	Yahoo	Illinois residents sue to stop $18 billion data center campus over closed-door talks↗ Yahoo More coverage: The Cool Down Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Village of Grayslake, IL Lake County, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake us/il/lake
Aug 12	The National Law Review	Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Protecting Chicagoans’ Clean Water, Clean Air, Energy Affordability, and Quality of Life Executive Order↗ The National Law Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 12	WCBU Peoria	Tazewell County committee recommends removing agricultural land from possible data center sites↗ WCBU Peoria More coverage: Illinois Times · Daily Herald · Patch Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tazewell County, IL Christian County, IL City of West Chicago, IL	us/il/tazewell us/il/christian us/il/dupage/city/west-chicago
Aug 12	KPVI	Johnson regulates Chicago data centers, wants moratorium↗ KPVIalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The Center Square · Inside Climate News · TelegraphHerald.com · Gadget Review · +4 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 12	Journal Gazette & Times-Courier	Anti-data center zoning proposal divides Coles County Board↗ Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Siting	Coles County, IL	us/il/coles
Aug 12	Politico ($)	DNC plans a Chicago bootcamp↗ Politico ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il

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