No project in Oakwood Hills Village, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Village Board of Oakwood Hills Village votes on zoning. The McHenry County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Brennan data center campus (Barrington Hills, south of Penny Road)
Barrington Hills, Cook County
🕒 Jan 28, 2026: Brennan withdrew its $2 billion data center plan and cancelled a planned public presenta…
Being builtabout 12 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.
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 miles awayPlum Farms rezoning for possible data center (Higgins Road and Route 59)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
186 acres
🕒 June 30, 2026: Landowner withdrew its rezoning request after more than 3,250 people signed a petition a…
Being builtabout 14 miles awayCompass Datacenters campus at former Sears headquarters (Hoffman Estates)
Hoffman Estates, Cook County
273 acres
🕒 Dec 2025: Village issued permits; walls for the first two data center buildings went up.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · McHenry County
The county is weighing a 12-month freeze on data center applications, zoning changes and building permits in unincorporated areas. A county committee was set to review it in early October 2026; a board vote could come in November. The county relies only on groundwater for drinking water and has no data center rules yet.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Oakwood Hills 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
Depending on where you live in Oakwood Hills Village: Commonwealth Edison Co. (company) or Rock Energy Cooperative (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.