1 data center project in Grayslake Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of Grayslake Village votes on zoning. The Lake County may review big projects too.
In Grayslake Village
Lake County Circuit Court. Anyone can come and speak.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
A residents' group and nine residents sued Grayslake, T5 Data Centers and Alter Asset Management. They say village zoning does not allow data centers and that officials made the deal in closed meetings and private emails, against the Open Meetings Act. They want the approvals and the development deal cancelled. The village asked the court to dismiss it.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Lake County
County board voted to freeze data center applications in unincorporated Lake County while staff write rules, and set up a pause of up to eight months. The zoning board then held a hearing in August. Reports say the pause ends May 11, 2027, or sooner if rules pass. It does not cover towns like Grayslake.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Grayslake 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 diesel backup generators will the campus have?
- When exactly did the Village Board approve the plan, and by what vote?
- How will the court rule on the lawsuit?
- Which company will use the data centers?