Data center project tracker

Illinois data center projects

63 projects and 223 public records from 5 permit or planning sources in Illinois, each linked to its source. Latest record filed June 18, 2026.

Updated October 9, 2026By the Data Center Scouts advisory team

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Projects by latest record

Latest record	Project	Operator named	Furthest step	Records
June 18, 2026	2800 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL	QTS	Building permit issued	49
June 17, 2026	400 S La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	2
April 7, 2026	350 E Cermak Rd Chicago, IL	Digital Realty, Equinix	Building permit issued 7.5 MW stated	36
March 23, 2026	717 S Wells St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	6
October 13, 2025	2538 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
October 6, 2025	1432 S Clinton St Chicago, IL	CoreSite	Building permit issued	9
June 16, 2025	427 S La Salle St Chicago, IL	CoreSite	Building permit issued	3
February 13, 2025	351 E 21st St Chicago, IL	Equinix, Digital Realty	Building permit issued	19
June 20, 2024	2725 Bilter Road Aurora, IL	CyrusOne	Work finaled	1
April 5, 2024	840 S Canal St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	10
September 28, 2023	155 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
June 5, 2023	80 W Polk St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
February 16, 2023	2815 Bilter Road Aurora, IL	Not named	Work finaled	1
October 13, 2022	320 S Canal St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
August 23, 2022	1330 W Fulton St Chicago, IL	QTS	Building permit issued	1
July 28, 2022	725 S Wells St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
May 13, 2022	540 W Madison St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	5
October 2, 2020	2650 W Bradley Pl Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	2
September 24, 2020	3140 S Federal St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
June 30, 2020	3450 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL	QTS	Building permit issued	1
September 6, 2019	600 S Federal St Chicago, IL	Digital Realty	Building permit issued	5
May 15, 2018	5055 W Fulton St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
April 30, 2018	1969 W Ogden Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
February 9, 2017	710 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	2
September 16, 2016	601 W Polk St Chicago, IL	TierPoint	Building permit issued	2
August 21, 2015	10 S Riverside Plz Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
June 30, 2015	1869 W Pershing Rd Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
November 18, 2014	1901 W Harrison St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
September 5, 2014	225 W Wacker Dr Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
June 10, 2014	326 W 64th St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
December 26, 2013	175 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	3
December 17, 2012	131 S Dearborn St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
October 2, 2012	2 N La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
May 14, 2012	55 E Monroe St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
January 12, 2012	222 S Riverside Plz Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
December 5, 2011	1 N Wacker Dr Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
September 9, 2011	50 S La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
December 7, 2010	2260 S Grove St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
November 29, 2010	141 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
November 1, 2010	1750 W Harrison St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
October 5, 2010	711 S Paulina St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
September 17, 2010	222 W Adams St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
July 21, 2010	8765 W Higgins Rd Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
March 31, 2010	6045 S Kenwood Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
October 6, 2009	200 N La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
June 11, 2009	3401 N California Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
March 23, 2009	440 S La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
January 3, 2009	425 W Randolph St Chicago, IL	AT&T	Building permit issued	14
November 13, 2008	353 N Clark St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
August 8, 2008	217 N Jefferson St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
May 16, 2008	300 N La Salle St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
November 16, 2007	100 S Wacker Dr Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
September 27, 2007	900 N Kingsbury St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
September 4, 2007	676 N St Clair St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	2
July 20, 2007	5145 N California Ave Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	2
November 6, 2006	111 N Canal St Chicago, IL	Not named	Building permit issued	1
Not stated	50 Northwest Point Blvd Elk Grove Village, IL	Aligned	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	2055 Lunt Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL	EdgeConneX	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	1905 Lunt Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL	Equinix	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	1500 E Higgins Rd Elk Grove Village, IL	Not named	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	151 Innovation Drive Elk Grove Village, IL	Microsoft	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	800 E Devon Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL	Skybox	Zoning or planning approval	1
Not stated	2000 Landmeier Road Elk Grove Village, IL	Not named	Zoning or planning approval	1

Moratoriums, bans and rule changes

City of Mattoon: City Council data center moratorium. Adopted (Tuesday meeting; city notice dated 2026-09-03) September 1, 2026. Source

Date	Body and stage	Agenda item	Source
March 8, 2022	Elk Grove Village, IL (Cook County) ACTIVE	AN ORDINANCE GRANTING MULTIPLE VARIATIONS OF SECTION 7E-9:(A) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT VARIOUS PERIMETER FENCING IN EXCESS OF SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AND WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE BUILDING SETBACK LINES AT 1925 BUSSE ROAD (STREAM DATA CENTER)	Record

Other recent records without a street address

Agenda items, statewide air registers and records that name a parcel or facility rather than an address. The latest 6 are listed.

Filed	Where	Type and status	What the record says	Source
Not stated	Elk Grove Village, IL	Zoning Under construction or approved (village development registry)	TA Realty	Record
Not stated	Kendall County, IL	Zoning Ord: 2024-31; Ord: 2024-33	Cyrus One - Phase 1	Record
Not stated	Kendall County, IL	Zoning Petitioner has Withdrawn Application	Cyrus One - Phase 2	Record
Not stated	Kendall County, IL	Zoning Proposed	C1 Yorkville, LLC - Cyrus One CHI-11 West Data Center Campus (Final Plat)	Record
Not stated	Illinois	Zoning Approved 12/8/25	JJK 343 LLC - Edged (Project Vector) - Rt. 23 and Keslinger Rd - 560 acres	Record
Not stated	Illinois	Zoning Approved 7/22/24	Steven Goldin and Karis Acquisitions - NE Corner of Peace and Gurler Roads	Record

Every row comes from a public permit, air-quality or planning record, linked to its source. A permit shows that work was proposed or approved. It does not show that space is available or that a building is finished. Capacity figures carry the basis the filing gives.

Cite this page

Data Center Scouts, "Illinois data center projects," https://datacenterscouts.com/data-center-projects/illinois/, updated October 9, 2026. Source records are linked on the page. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use this data with a link back.

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