No project in Evanston City, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Evanston City votes on zoning. The Cook County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Data center conversion at 300 West Adams Street (Chicago Loop)
Chicago, Cook County
🕒 Aug 6, 2026: The Landmarks Commission's permit review committee approved turning the lower half of th…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 13 miles awayCloudHQ data center campus at former United Airlines offices (Mount Prospect)
Mount Prospect, Cook County
50 acres
🕒 Oct 28, 2025: Village Board took up CloudHQ's request to change the plan to two three-story buildings,…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayStream Data Centers campus (Landmeier Road area, Elk Grove Village)
Elk Grove Village, Cook County
🕒 2025: ComEd broke ground on a 260-megawatt substation for the Stream campus.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 14 miles awayHydraVault AI data center (2538 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago)
Chicago, Cook County
🕒 Oct 28, 2025: HydraVault said it got a construction permit and began work.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Status unclearabout 15 miles awayRelated Digital data center at former U.S. Steel South Works (Chicago)
Chicago, Cook County
🕒 Aug 2026: Residents protested the neighboring quantum park, fearing a data center; Related Midwest…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awayNexstar data center campus at WGN radio transmitter site (Rohlwing Road)
Elk Grove Village, Cook County
🕒 Jan 2026: Village Board extended the deadline to start the first building to Sept. 30, 2027; the p…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Evanston City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Commonwealth Edison Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.