Joliet City Council Approves Plans for Illinois' Largest Data Center

Joliet City Council OKs controversial mega data center project

Joliet City Council members approved a controversial 795-acre, 24-building mega data center.

Joliet City Council approves plans for Illinois' largest data center

The Joliet City Council on Thursday approved plans for a 795-acre data center, which would be the largest such facility in Illinois.

Joliet City Council approves plans for what would be largest data center in Illinois

The Joliet City Council has voted to approve plans for a data center near Bernhard and Rowell. Developers call it the Joliet Technology Center.

Joliet OKs 795-acre data center

The City Council met again on Thursday to vote on the data center, which went through a public hearing that lasted more than six hours earlier in the week.

Joliet Technology Center Vote By City Council Goes 8 To 1, Audience Claps With Approval

Monday's data center meeting lasted over seven-and-half hours, forcing city officials to reconvene their discussion to a later date.

Joliet CC passes 795-acre AI data center dev. project

The Joliet City Council is set to decide the fate of a proposed 795-acre A.I. data center, which would use up to 150,000 gallons of water per day and 1.8 gigawatts of electricity, despite concerns …