Dupage County, Illinois
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Your county: 14 data center sites, 3 with a sourced job figure, 8 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centersquare ORD4 (Lisle) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | 201 committed Reported |
| CyrusOne Chicago Aurora CME | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| CyrusOne Wood Dale Campus | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | 201 committed Reported |
| DataBank ORD4 (Chicago Tri-State) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Equinix CH7 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| NTT Chicago CH1 Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | 201 committed Reported |
| Centersquare Elk Grove Village Data Center Campus ORD2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Centersquare Lisle ORD4 Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Cloud Centers Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| CloudCenters Lisle Data Center (711 Ogden Ave, former Lockformer site) | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Datacenter (386) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Edged Chicago Campus, Aurora (ORD01) | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Edged Chicago ORD01 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Element Critical CH1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Karis Critical Naperville Data Center | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lincoln Rackhouse | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report, table of MOUs (p. 8), 2026. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor IL result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate IL result. ↩
- 4.durbin.senate.gov release, durbin.senate.gov release statement. ↩
- 5.duckworth.senate.gov release, duckworth.senate.gov release statement. ↩
- 6.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House IL-11 result. ↩
- 7.House Clerk, Roll Call 312, House Clerk, Roll Call 312 vote record. ↩
- 8.C-SPAN primary debate transcript, Jan 26, 2026, C-SPAN primary debate transcript, Jan 26, 2026 statement, Jan 26, 2026. ↩
- 9.WCPT 820 candidate interview, WCPT 820 candidate interview statement. ↩
- 10.Journal & Topics, Journal & Topics statement, Oct 23, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · won 2026 race
JB Pritzker (D) · Governor2026 Governor IL: won by JB Pritzker (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Richard J. Durbin (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate IL: won by Juliana Stratton (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Introduced legislation to bring transparency to energy and water use by data centers as utility costs rise.4
Contact: website · DC 202-224-2152 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Tammy Duckworth (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029Paraphrase: Joined colleagues pressing EPA and AI companies on the rollback of public input rules for data center air permits.5
Contact: website · DC 202-224-2854 · contact form
Serving now · won 2026 race
Bill Foster (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IL-11 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IL-11: won by Bill Foster (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-3515
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IL-8 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IL-8: won by Melissa Bean (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-3711
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IL-4 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IL-4: won by Patty Garcia (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-8203
Serving now · won 2026 race
Sean Casten (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IL-6 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IL-6: won by Sean Casten (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4561
Serving now · won 2026 race
Delia C. Ramirez (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IL-3 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IL-3: won by Delia Ramirez (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Nay on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5701
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Juliana Stratton (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate IL: won by Juliana Stratton (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
as we see expansions of data centers, we know that many Illinoisans are concerned about rising utility costs. And we have to address that.8
C-SPAN primary debate transcript, Jan 26, 2026, Jan 26, 2026
Here in Illinois, one of the things that we did was we lifted the moratorium on nuclear energy plants.8
C-SPAN primary debate transcript, Jan 26, 2026, Jan 26, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Patty Garcia (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IL-42026 U.S. House IL-4: won by Patty Garcia (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: In a WCPT radio interview, said data centers and AI need rules that weigh jobs against long-term effects on water, infrastructure and communities.9
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Melissa Bean (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IL-82026 U.S. House IL-8: won by Melissa Bean (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Acknowledged benefits of data centers but said they should not go just anywhere and community concerns must be addressed.10
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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