Ottawa, in LaSalle County, Illinois, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 3, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Ottawa City Council established a 180-day moratorium on data centers across all zoning districts, the first such moratorium in the Illinois Valley. Mayor Robert Hasty cited the need for electrical, water, and sound guardrails before… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | March 3, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: LaSalle County. Dataset: datacentertracker. 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.