Roundup: Latest Data Center News Across Central Illinois
The Pantograph
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/collection_d0e6555f-d7e3-4abd-919c-b37dd4d41ebf.html
McClean County Imposes Strict Regulations on Data Centers
25 News
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/06/16/mclean-county-imposes-strict-regulations-data-centers/
Morgan Administrator Talks Data Center Speculation, Moratorium During Board Meeting
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Morgan County remains in a six-month data center moratorium and review period. County officials recently emphasized that no commercial solar, wind, or data storage project requests had been made since May 27, and that no evidence exists of a current data center proposal. The article has a paywall.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-data-center-rumors-denied-meeting-22295764.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Data Center Pause in Normal, Bloomington Likely to Follow
25 News
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/05/19/data-center-pauses-considered-normal-bloomington/
Poll Finds Broad Voter Support for Data Center Regulation in Illinois
https://www.isacoil.org/News/33124/Poll-Finds-Broad-Voter-Support-for-Data-Center-Regulation-in-Illinois/news-detail/
Illinois moves to blunt rate hikes tied to data centers
E&E News by POLITICO
https://www.eenews.net/articles/illinois-moves-to-blunt-rate-hikes-tied-to-data-centers/
County Board votes to table data center proposal
Illinois Times
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/county-board-votes-to-table-data-center-proposal/
Aurora, Illinois City Council to take up proposal for data center restrictions
CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/aurora-illinois-city-council-proposal-data-center-restrictions/
Data centers in Illinois: City council approves plans for Joliet data center near Bernhard and Rowell, east of Speedway
ABC7 Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/data-centers-illinois-city-council-approves-plans-joliet-center-bernhard-rowell-east-speedway/18737463/
The fight over Illinois’s data center boom is coming to a head
Chicago Reader
https://chicagoreader.com/news/environment/data-centers-illinois-power-act/
Why are so many data center projects being proposed in Illinois? Expert weighs in
NBC 5 Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/why-are-so-many-data-center-projects-being-proposed-in-illinois-expert-weighs-in/3911522/
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee
Capitol News Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/political-will-grows-for-data-center-regulations-as-power-act-remains-in-committee/
(also syndicated via WTTW)
The Sangamon County Board tables a vote on a massive data center
NPR Illinois
https://www.nprillinois.org/sangamon-county/2026-03-23/the-sangamon-county-board-tables-a-vote-on-a-massive-data-center
Illinois Is Taking a Close Look at the Potential Effects of the Data Center Boom
The Daily Yonder
https://dailyyonder.com/illinois-is-taking-a-close-look-at-the-potential-effects-of-the-data-center-boom/2026/03/23/