No project in Wilmington Township, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the Will County Board usually decides on zoning in Wilmington 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 6 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…
Being builtabout 9 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.
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
Proposedabout 13 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.
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 Wilmington 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.