No project in Wayne Village, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the Village Board of Wayne Village votes on zoning. The Kane County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
White Rose Partners data center (Kenyon Road and Route 25, South Elgin)
South Elgin, Kane County
20 acres
π July 2026: White Rose Partners presented plans for a 200,000-square-foot data center on farmland itβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles awayHut 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 10 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 13 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¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 15 miles awayCloud Centers data center at former Lockformer site (711 Ogden Ave., Lisle)
Lisle, DuPage County
18 acres
π March 2026: Developer told the village it withdrew its application.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Wayne 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.