As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 23 local government actions on data centers in Illinois, across 21 jurisdictions in 16 counties: 19 moratoria and 4 zoning exclusions. By status: 14 in force, 7 enacted, 1 pending, and 1 replaced.
At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, June 5, 2026).
Data centers in Illinois used about 9.2 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 20.9 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Statewide actions in Illinois
- Illinois: incentive rollback, in force, June 5, 2026DCEO stopped accepting or processing new Data Center Investment Program applications as of July 1, 2026, per the Governor's June 5, 2026 directive. Existing agreements honored. No stated end date, pending legislative action. Instrument: Executive directive (Governor Pritzker to DCEO). Source: Office of Governor JB Pritzker, June 5, 2026 release.
Local actions in Illinois
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chicago | Cook County | Moratorium | in force | July 6, 2026 |
| Carbondale | Jackson County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| La Salle County | LaSalle County | Moratorium | in force | June 8, 2026 |
| Effingham | Effingham County | Moratorium | in force | June 2, 2026 |
| Bloomington | McLean County | Moratorium | in force | May 26, 2026 |
| Logan County | Logan County | Moratorium | enacted | May 19, 2026 |
| Normal | McLean County | Moratorium | in force | May 18, 2026 |
| Town of Normal | McLean County | Moratorium | enacted | May 18, 2026 |
| Tazewell County Board | Tazewell County | Moratorium | enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| Morgan County | Morgan County | Moratorium | in force | April 27, 2026 |
| Champaign County | Champaign County | Moratorium | in force | April 23, 2026 |
| Plainfield | Will County | Moratorium | enacted | April 21, 2026 |
| Ottawa | LaSalle County | Moratorium | enacted | March 3, 2026 |
| Troy | Madison County | Moratorium | in force | March 2026 |
| Aurora | Kane County | Zoning exclusion | pending | February 19, 2026 |
| Sangamon County | Sangamon County | Moratorium | enacted | February 1, 2026 |
| Godfrey | Madison County | Moratorium | in force | January 20, 2026 |
| Logan County | Logan County | Zoning exclusion | in force | December 1, 2025 |
| Essex | Kankakee County | Zoning exclusion | in force | November 1, 2025 |
| Rockford | Winnebago County | Moratorium | in force | November 1, 2025 |
| Minooka | Grundy County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| Aurora | Kane County | Moratorium | replaced | September 25, 2025 |
| Collinsville | Madison County | Moratorium | in force | undated |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Illinois that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.