No project in Wilmington City, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Wilmington City votes on zoning. The Will County may review big projects too.
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 7 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 10 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 11 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 14 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…
Proposedabout 14 miles awayMorris Technology Park (Tract, off I-80)
Morris, Grundy County
343 acres
🕒 Jan 26, 2026: Tract bought 343 acres of farmland off I-80 for about $51.5 million.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Wilmington 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.