The I-Team and ABC News are finding out how many of these facilities are in the Chicago area.

Tech companies are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions and other pollution.

Governor JB Pritzker has called for a pause on data center tax incentives in Illinois. Following recent reports of the plans, Pritzker called for a two-year suspension of tax incentives offered to ...

Illinois has provided tax incentives for data centers since Pritzker signed bipartisan legislation in 2019. According to the ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discussed growing concerns about the economic impact of data centers on state residents.

Data centers increasing the cost of electricity for people in Chicago due to mass power consumption as well as pollution and ...

The city of Aurora is considering putting in place new regulations around data centers as its moratorium on these types of developments nears its end.

Stressing the concerns over growing energy costs for consumers and affordability, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called for a two-year pause on the state’s tax credit program for data ...