Data-center buildout in Illinois, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Aug 27	WGLT	More data center deliberation to come in Bloomington-Normal↗ WGLT Siting	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 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 ($)	ComEd asks to annex 160 acres into DeKalb for new substation to expand energy capacity amid industry growth↗ Shaw Local ($) Subsidies	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 $100 Million in Tax Breaks: 'Paying Taxes on Billionaires' Behalf Just Not Make Sense'↗ The Nerd Stash Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Illinois	us/il
Aug 24	McKinley Park News	Regulation, Slowdowns Target Data Centers, But Opponents Still Use AI↗ McKinley Park News Water	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 24	Utility Dive	Microsoft, PowerHouse Hillwood dispute data center service agreements↗ Utility Divealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · KPVI · Finance & Commerce Power and gridSubsidies	Town of Mount Pleasant, WI City of Joliet, IL Wisconsin	us/wi/town/mount-pleasant us/il/will/city/joliet us/wi
Aug 23	Shaw Local ($)	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 ($) Siting	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 13	wandtv.com	Community invited to Macon County data center presentation↗ wandtv.com Siting	Macon County, IL	us/il/macon
Aug 12	The National Law Review	Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Protecting Chicagoans’ Clean Water, Clean Air, Energy Affordability, and Quality of Life Executive Order↗ The National Law Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 12	KPVI	Johnson regulates Chicago data centers, wants moratorium↗ KPVIalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The Center Square · Inside Climate News · TelegraphHerald.com · Gadget Review · +4 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 12	Journal Gazette & Times-Courier	Anti-data center zoning proposal divides Coles County Board↗ Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Siting	Coles County, IL	us/il/coles
Aug 12	Politico ($)	DNC plans a Chicago bootcamp↗ Politico ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL Illinois	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/il
Aug 12	FOX 32 Chicago	Data center moratorium, millionaire's tax to fix school budget? | The Chicago Report↗ FOX 32 Chicago Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 12	IPM Newsroom	Champaign County group rallying against data centers hosts second information session↗ IPM Newsroom Siting−, Denied or halted	Champaign County, IL	us/il/champaign
Aug 11	WTTW	Johnson Calls for Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers↗ WTTW More coverage: chicagobusiness.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 11	Block Club Chicago	Mayor Orders New Regulations, Reviews For Chicago Data Centers↗ Block Club Chicago More coverage: ABC7 Chicago · Chicago Defender · CBS News · Chicago Sun-Times · +5 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 9	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Illinois city clamps down on data centers as residents demand 'the right to say no'↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo · The Cool Down Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, IL City of DeKalb, IL Village of Grayslake, IL	us/il/kane/city/aurora us/il/dekalb/city/dekalb us/il/lake/village/grayslake
Aug 8	Shaw Local ($)	Public hearing on proposed data center moratorium set↗ Shaw Local ($) More coverage: WCBU Peoria · Illinois Times · Daily Herald · Patch Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Lake County, IL Tazewell County, IL Christian County, IL	us/il/lake us/il/tazewell us/il/christian
Aug 7	Daily Herald ($)	Critics of Grayslake data center plan sue to stop construction↗ Daily Herald ($) More coverage: Chicago Tribune · Lake and McHenry County Scanner Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of Grayslake, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake
Aug 7	The Real Deal ($)	Controversy sweeps up landmark Loop office building being eyed for data center↗ The Real Deal ($) Water	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 7	ESS News	Eolian starts building 1 GWh battery project for PJM data centers in Ohio↗ ESS News Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	Licking County, OH City of West Chicago, IL	us/oh/licking us/il/dupage/city/west-chicago
Aug 7	Chicago Tribune ($)	How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal↗ Chicago Tribune ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: IPM Newsroom WaterSubsidies	Illinois City of Aurora, IL	us/il us/il/kane/city/aurora
Aug 6	Chicago Tribune ($)	Proposed East Dundee annexation deal would allow future data center↗ Chicago Tribune ($) Power and grid	Village of East Dundee, IL	us/il/kane/village/east-dundee
Aug 6	Block Club Chicago	Data Centers Should Be Required To Disclose Water And Energy Use, City Panel Recommends↗ Block Club Chicago More coverage: Hoodline SubsidiesWater	City of Chicago, IL	us/il/cook/city/chicago
Aug 5	Alton Telegraph ($)	Godfrey extends moratorium on data center applications for six months↗ Alton Telegraph ($) More coverage: Microgrid Media Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Village of Godfrey, IL	us/il/madison/village/godfrey
Aug 5	City of West Chicago, Illinois	City Pauses New Data Center and Battery Storage Approvals↗ City of West Chicago, Illinois More coverage: AdVantageNews.com · Kewanee Voice · The Pantagraph Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of West Chicago, IL Village of Godfrey, IL City of Kewanee, IL	us/il/dupage/city/west-chicago us/il/madison/village/godfrey us/il/henry/city/kewanee
Aug 5	Horse Racing Nation	With no money, no venue, Hawthorne asks for 2027 dates↗ Horse Racing Nation Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Stickney, IL Town of Cicero, IL	us/il/cook/village/stickney us/il/cook/town/cicero
Aug 4	RiverBender.com ($)	Godfrey To Consider Extending Pause On Data Center Applications↗ RiverBender.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Godfrey, IL	us/il/madison/village/godfrey
Aug 4	The Pantagraph	Logan County committee reevaluates data center moratorium↗ The Pantagraph Water	Logan County, IL	us/il/logan
Aug 4	Rockford Register Star	Rockford hits pause on data center projects for six months↗ Rockford Register Star More coverage: MyStateline Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Rockford, IL	us/il/winnebago/city/rockford
Aug 3	WGLT	In data center hubs Aurora and DeKalb, two different approaches to setting restrictions↗ WGLT Subsidies	City of Aurora, IL City of DeKalb, IL	us/il/kane/city/aurora us/il/dekalb/city/dekalb
Jul 31	Chicago Tribune ($)	Grayslake data center developer not going to fill in wetland: ‘Building a lasting partnership’↗ Chicago Tribune ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Village of Grayslake, IL Avon Township, IL Lake County, IL	us/il/lake/village/grayslake us/il/lake/twp/avon us/il/lake
Jul 30	The Pantagraph	Data center foes rally against Latham annexing site, bypassing Logan County Board↗ The Pantagraph Subsidies	Logan County, IL Village of Latham, IL	us/il/logan us/il/logan/village/latham
Jul 29	wandtv.com	Meeting to vote on Hut 8 rezoning, annexation in Latham for data center canceled↗ wandtv.com Siting	Village of Latham, IL Logan County, IL	us/il/logan/village/latham us/il/logan
Jul 29	springfieldbusinessjournal.com	Data center development linked to power plant construction↗ springfieldbusinessjournal.com More coverage: Herald-Review.com SitingWater	Christian County, IL Sangamon County, IL Macon County, IL	us/il/christian us/il/sangamon us/il/macon
Jul 29	MyStateline	Rockford data center moratorium stalls after committee fails to second motion↗ MyStateline Siting	City of Rockford, IL	us/il/winnebago/city/rockford

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