No project in Plainfield Village, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the Village Board of Plainfield Village votes on zoning. The Will County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Project 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…
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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 9 miles awayKaris Critical data center at former Lucent campus (Naperville)
Naperville, DuPage County
🕒 Jan 20, 2026: Naperville City Council voted 6-1 to deny the data center after months of debate and a p…
Being builtabout 10 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
Being builtabout 12 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.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Village board voted unanimously to pause data center applications for 180 days while it writes new land use rules. The pause can be extended.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Plainfield 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.