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          "title": "Lawmaker says Grayslake mega data center 'should not proceed' without answers on power, water and noise - lakemchenryscanner.com",
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        {
          "title": "Information related to the Grayslake T5 data center.",
          "url": "http://www.mundelein.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/230",
          "publisher": "www.mundelein.org",
          "date": "2026-06-02",
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          "title": "Don’t Underestimate a 55+ Community Fighting a 1.2 GW AI Hyperscale Data Center - The Brockovich Report",
          "url": "https://www.thebrockovichreport.com/p/dont-underestimate-a-55-community",
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          "title": "T5 Data Centers plans to build a 480 MW capacity data center campus in Illinois - EdgeIR",
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          "title": "Grayslake, T5 moving forward with data center development in the midst of resident lawsuit - The Real Deal",
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          "publisher": "The Real Deal",
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        },
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          "title": "Grayslake Data Center Gets First Permit In $18B Development - Patch",
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          "publisher": "Patch",
          "date": "2026-09-01",
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        },
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          "title": "Lake County Approves 8 Month Data Center Moratorium - Patch",
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          "date": "2026-09-10",
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          "source_date": "2026-08-30",
          "summary": "T5 @ Chicago IV data center campus was given approvals in 2024 and 2025 by the Grayslake Village Board",
          "source_url": "https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/30/lawmaker-says-grayslake-mega-data-center-should-not-proceed-without-answers-on-power-water-and-noise/",
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