Data centers in Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. Sangamon County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Residents filed a lawsuit July 6, 2026 against Sangamon County and the County Board seeking to overturn the April 7 approval, September 23, 2026.
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The data center in Sangamon County
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
Sangamon County Data Center
Sangamon County
Latest, reported July 10, 2026: Residents near the proposed Sangamon County data center filed a lawsuit sj-r.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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1 data center in Sangamon County: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
What Sangamon County has decided
1 body, 5 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day.
- Sangamon Countycounty
Circuit Judge Adam Giganti set the stage for an October 9 hearing about a motion to dismiss on September 11, 2026, September 11, 2026.
5 acts on this row
- litigation
Circuit Judge Adam Giganti set the stage for an October 9 hearing about a motion to dismiss on September 11, 2026
- litigation
Residents filed a lawsuit July 6, 2026 against Sangamon County and the County Board seeking to overturn the April 7 approval
- approval
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
- event
Sangamon County Board held a discussion on data center on April 7
- ordinance
Sangamon County adopted an ordinance in July 2025 allowing data centers
- litigation
What happened
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· Sangamon County
Litigation: Circuit Judge Adam Giganti set the stage for an October 9 hearing about a motion to dismiss on September 11, 2026 illinoistimes.com local outlet
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· Sangamon County Data Center
Now reported: 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 springfieldbusinessjournal.com local outlet
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· Sangamon County
Litigation: Residents filed a lawsuit July 6, 2026 against Sangamon County and the County Board seeking to overturn the April 7 approval illinoistimes.com local outlet
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· Sangamon County
Approval: 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 local outlet
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· Sangamon County
Scorecard event: Sangamon County Board held a discussion on data center on April 7 capitolcitynow.com local outlet
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· Sangamon County
Ordinance: Sangamon County adopted an ordinance in July 2025 allowing data centers springfieldbusinessjournal.com local outlet
What was said
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
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
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 1 record
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
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| Not disclosed | 1 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Sangamon County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Sangamon County is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Sangamon County, Illinois", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/il/sangamon-county, updated September 23, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Sangamon County, Illinois", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/il/sangamon-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Place id
- us/il/sangamon-county
- Level
- county
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
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- Scale word
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