No project in Joliet City, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Joliet City votes on zoning. The Kendall County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Equinix 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awayJoliet Technology Center (Rowell and Bernhard roads)
Joliet, Will County
795 acres
🕒 May 18, 2026: A residents' group (Joliet Residents For Responsible Growth) sued the city, saying the p…
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awayProject 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…
Being builtabout 9 miles awayCyrusOne 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayProject 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
Proposedabout 13 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Joliet 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
Depending on where you live in Joliet City: Commonwealth Edison Co. (company) or Ameren Illinois Company (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.