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No project in Aurora City, but 7 nearby

Who decides here: the City Council of Aurora City votes on zoning. The Kane County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles away

Karis 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…

Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles away

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 …

Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles away

Project Cardinal data center campus (Yorkville)

Yorkville, Kendall County

1,037 acres

🕒 June 9, 2026: Developer asked the city to move its land-purchase deadline from July 1, 2026 to Dec. 31…

Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles away

Project Steel data center campus (Yorkville)

Yorkville, Kendall County

550 acres

🕒 March 2026: Yorkville City Council approved annexation, a planned development and a development agre…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Being builtabout 10 miles away

CyrusOne data center campus (Eldamain and Faxon roads, Yorkville)

Yorkville, Kendall County

228 acres

🕒 July 9, 2024: Yorkville City Council approved the CyrusOne campus and a development agreement.

Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles away

Cloud 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.

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

City council passed strict data center rules. Lower noise limits. Builders must sign a deal with the city and hand in studies on noise, water use and power use, made by an outside engineer. They must add on-site renewable power or battery storage.

March 24, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

City council paused new data centers for 180 days, later stretched by 30 days. It ended when the new data center rules passed in March 2026.

Sept 25, 2025Source
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Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.