Data Centers

People in Elk Grove Village gathered Wednesday to hear the town's mayor explain why the northwest suburb has become the "data center capital" of the Midwest, and why it is pursuing more.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss the future of data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss the pressures around data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss Illinois politics surrounding data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss water usage for data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss using water for data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss the environmental concerns of data centers in the Chicago area.

Brad Tietz, with the Data Center Coalition, Brad Klein, with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Jen Walling, the CEO of the Environmental Council, joins Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski to discuss the benefits of data centers in the Chicago area.

 A meeting tonight on data centers tonight in in Elk Grove Village.  People living there have concerns about water usage, power reliability, and how this will potentially change of the landscape Elk Grove.

Data centers continue to make national headlines. It's a story in Indiana and Illinois.  Local governments are approving AI driven developments.  We've seen the pushback.  State leaders on both sides have something to say about them.  JB Pritzker told reporters, where he stands on data centers.

Could Chicagoland's data center boom strain water supplies? Residents and farmers are raising concerns.

A public meeting about data centers in Hobart resulted in a man getting kicked out then arrested.

Naperville leaders rejected a proposed 200,000-square-foot data center after hours of public comment, citing concerns over location, noise, air quality and whether the project met the city’s zoning standards.

Naperville city leaders are bracing for what could be a long and emotional meeting. They're talking about a data center, one that residents have been fighting against for months. 

Naperville city leaders rejected moving forward with a controversial data center at a meeting on Tuesday night.

The Naperville City Council could vote on whether or not to move forward with a massive data center that has caused quite a bit of controversy in the suburb.