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Grayslake residents hoping to block construction of a massive data center made their case before a Lake County judge on Friday, explaining why they believe it should be kept out of their community.
Data centers have been the focus of growing debate across the U.S., facing a push for regulation that would require operators to pay for the energy and water resources they use, among other proposals.
Democratic victories in several gubernatorial races are likely to slow data center development across the U.S., according to tech analysts.
Crowley hammered the Republican congressman's allegiance to President Trump, including his attempts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Wisconsin. Tiffany ran on returning a roughly $3 billion surplus to taxpayers.
At a time when communities across the Chicago area are grappling with how to handle the booming data center industry, northwest suburban Elk Grove Village is embracing it.
A $200 bonus is coming to thousands of households in the northwest Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village.
Cleanview Research found 75% of data centers being built and 80% of data centers in the planning stage are in predominantly GOP states, as public opposition to data centers grows.
Residents of Grayslake held a protest after a meeting where neighbors planned to make their voices heard to village officials was canceled. Meanwhile a lawsuit to halt its construction has been filed.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a one-year moratorium on new or expanded data centers in Chicago to come up with a plan for regulating the controversial facilities, but one alderman is pushing to move faster on regulating the industry.
The Chicago City Council is getting ready to take up renter rules and data centers on Wednesday.
The Chicago City Council is getting ready to take up renter rules and data centers on Wednesday.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
President Donald Trump doubled down on his support of data centers, writing on Truth Social that the only reason anyone would oppose them is if they "want to end up being backwards and poor."
Residents packed a town hall event on Saturday to protest the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
Most Americans expect data centers to negatively impact the environment, local resources, although some see economic benefits
Lawmakers have a busy summer of negotiations ahead of them with pressure from both the governor's office and their constituents to craft data center regulations that stakeholders and legislators can live with.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
After Naperville recently rejected a proposed data center in its community, the same company proposed a facility in Hoffman Estates, but their request for a zoning change was voted down by the village's Plan Commission.
The rush to build thousands of U.S. data centers is driving demand for some workers, though economists project fewer permanent jobs.
A second lawsuit has been filed against a second massive data center project in Yorkville, Illinois, led by a family farm that says it'll turn their land into a "concrete jungle."
The lawsuit is against the city and the center’s developer, arguing the rezoning for the site was improperly approved.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
