No project in West Chicago City, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of West Chicago City votes on zoning. The DuPage County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Hut 8 data center (1780 Hubbard Ave., Batavia)
Batavia, Kane County
🕒 Sept 2, 2025: City Council approved a water deal 9-2 that caps average use at 1,000 gallons a day and …
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles awayWhite Rose Partners data center (Kenyon Road and Route 25, South Elgin)
South Elgin, Kane County
20 acres
🕒 July 2026: White Rose Partners presented plans for a 200,000-square-foot data center on farmland it…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayCloud Centers data center at former Lockformer site (711 Ogden Ave., Lisle)
Lisle, DuPage County
18 acres
🕒 March 2026: Developer told the village it withdrew its application.
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles awayKaris Critical data center at former Lucent campus (Naperville)
Naperville, DuPage County
🕒 Jan 20, 2026: Naperville City Council voted 6-1 to deny the data center after months of debate and a p…
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayPlum Farms rezoning for possible data center (Higgins Road and Route 59)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
186 acres
🕒 June 30, 2026: Landowner withdrew its rezoning request after more than 3,250 people signed a petition a…
Being builtabout 13 miles awayCompass Datacenters campus at former Sears headquarters (Hoffman Estates)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
273 acres
🕒 Dec 2025: Village issued permits; walls for the first two data center buildings went up.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council voted 12-0 to pause new permits and approvals for data centers and battery storage sites for 180 days while it studies new rules. A data center was already being built on Washington Street.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in West Chicago 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.