No project in Lake Forest City, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Lake Forest City votes on zoning. The Lake County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
CloudHQ data center campus at former United Airlines offices (Mount Prospect)
Mount Prospect, Cook County
50 acres
🕒 Oct 28, 2025: Village Board took up CloudHQ's request to change the plan to two three-story buildings,…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 13 miles awayT5 @ Chicago IV data center campus (Grayslake)
Grayslake, Lake County
472 acres
🕒 Sept 1, 2026: Village issued the first building permit, for an 800,000-square-foot building.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ 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 Lake Forest 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
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.