Data center restrictions tracker · Illinois

La Salle County, Illinois: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

La Salle County, Illinois, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 8, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-08, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceJune 8, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: LaSalle County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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Illinois context

Illinois has 23 documented local actions across 21 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, June 5, 2026).

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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