Joliet Data Center Decision Delayed Until Thursday

Residents push back on plans to build controversial data center in Joliet, city council delays vote

A vote on what would be the largest data center in Illinois was postponed after a six-and-a-half-hour-long council meeting Monday night.

Joliet data center decision delayed until Thursday

A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council was delayed after the meeting went past midnight.

Joliet City Council postpones vote on massive data center until Thursday

More than 200 people attended the meeting, and the majority of those who spoke were opposed to the proposal.

More than 6 hours of public hearing forces Joliet City Council vote on data center to Thursday

The length of the hearing pushed the City Council meeting past midnight, meaning the vote would take place on Tuesday, which is the day of the primary election in Illinois.

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