1 data center project in Coal City Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of Coal City Village votes on zoning. The Grundy County may review big projects too.
In Coal City Village
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Western Hospitality Partners data center campus (I-55 and Reed Road, Braidwood)
Braidwood, Will County
🕒 2026: City said the project was placed on hold because of ComEd's infrastructure demands and r…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 8 miles awayConstellation land near Braidwood nuclear plant (Essex)
Essex, Kankakee County
505 acres
🕒 2026: Two village trustees who had sold land to Constellation resigned.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 10 miles awayMorris Technology Park (Tract, off I-80)
Morris, Grundy County
343 acres
🕒 Jan 26, 2026: Tract bought 343 acres of farmland off I-80 for about $51.5 million.
Being builtabout 12 miles awayEquinix data center campus north of Minooka (Ridge and Holt roads)
Minooka, Grundy County
368 acres
🕒 April 2026: Equinix donated land north of I-80 for a new fire station.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Coal City Village. - 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How many megawatts would the campus use?
- How much water would it use per day, and from where?
- When is the Village Board's public hearing and vote?
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with village officials?