Sangamon County Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
7 events, July 2025 to September 11, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 2 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 1 line that is not an event of its own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Illinois.
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Stages
2025 1 event
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(the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 9, 2026)
Decision · Sangamon County (county)
Sangamon County adopted an ordinance in July 2025 allowing data centers springfieldbusinessjournal.com
2026 6 events
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Sangamon County Board approved a resolution for the CyrusOne data center April 7 [4]
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Decision · Sangamon County (county)
Sangamon County Board approved a conditional permitted use for a data center on 280 acres of farmland by a vote of 17-10 on April 7, 2026 illinoistimes.com
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Decision · Sangamon County (county)
Sangamon County Board held a discussion on data center on April 7 capitolcitynow.com
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Decision · Sangamon County (county)
Residents filed a lawsuit July 6, 2026 against Sangamon County and the County Board seeking to overturn the April 7 approval illinoistimes.com
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Waverly residents filed a lawsuit July 6 against Sangamon County and the Sangamon County Board seeking to overturn the county's approval of the CyrusOne data center [4]
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Also in July 2026: 2 statements and 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Statement · CyrusOne spokesperson
CyrusOne stated its commitment to Sangamon County remains unchanged and it intends to be a long term partner that will create hundreds of jobs and expand the local tax base www.springfieldbusinessjournal.com local outlet
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Statement · Brian McFadden, County Administrator
Brian McFadden, County Administrator, stated the county followed proper procedures before the Board took its vote and the State's Attorney's Office will represent the County www.springfieldbusinessjournal.com local outlet
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Entry
Residents near the proposed Sangamon County data center filed a lawsuit [3]
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Decision · Sangamon County (county)
Circuit Judge Adam Giganti set the stage for an October 9 hearing about a motion to dismiss on September 11, 2026 illinoistimes.com
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Also in September 2026: 3 figures from other sources
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Figure · Illinois Times
9 percent: Sangamon County would receive about 9% of the property tax revenue from the project, with near 70% going to North Mac School District Illinois Times local outlet
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Figure · Illinois Times
100 jobs: The data center is expected to employ 100 permanent full time employees on campus Illinois Times local outlet
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Figure · Illinois Times
100,000,000 USD: The proposed data center project would generate nearly $100 million in tax revenue Illinois Times local outlet
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- Events on the timeline
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- Under the months
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- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 5
- Statements
- 2
- Figures
- 3
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 1