1 data center project in South Elgin Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of South Elgin Village votes on zoning. The Kane County may review big projects too.
In South Elgin Village
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Hut 8 data center (1780 Hubbard Ave., Batavia)
Batavia, Kane County
π Sept 2, 2025: City Council approved a water deal 9-2 that caps average use at 1,000 gallons a day and β¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayPlum Farms rezoning for possible data center (Higgins Road and Route 59)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
186 acres
π June 30, 2026: Landowner withdrew its rezoning request after more than 3,250 people signed a petition aβ¦
Being builtabout 11 miles awayCompass Datacenters campus at former Sears headquarters (Hoffman Estates)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
273 acres
π Dec 2025: Village issued permits; walls for the first two data center buildings went up.
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayBrennan data center campus (Barrington Hills, south of Penny Road)
Barrington Hills, Cook County
π Jan 28, 2026: Brennan withdrew its $2 billion data center plan and cancelled a planned public presentaβ¦
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in South Elgin Village. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ 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.
π Open tasks here
- On what date did the Village Board vote, and has the developer sued or gone to Kane County instead?