No project in Florence Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Will County Board usually decides on zoning in Florence Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Western Hospitality Partners data center campus (I-55 and Reed Road, Braidwood)
Braidwood, Will County
🕒 2026: City said the project was placed on hold because of ComEd's infrastructure demands and r…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 11 miles awayAligned Data Centers campus (Reed and Carbon Hill roads, Coal City)
Coal City, Grundy County
320 acres
🕒 July 20, 2026: Aligned filed plans to annex one parcel from Braceville Township and rezone it for indus…
Proposedabout 12 miles awayConstellation land near Braidwood nuclear plant (Essex)
Essex, Kankakee County
505 acres
🕒 2026: Two village trustees who had sold land to Constellation resigned.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 13 miles awayEquinix 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 13 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…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Florence Township. - Go to township 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.