Data Center Political Risk
Illinois data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 17 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Illinois — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in Illinois
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattooncity · Coles | Moratorium | active | Sep 2026 | City of Mattoon |
| City of Rockfordcity · Winnebago | Moratorium | proposed | Jul 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Illinois (statewide) — DCEO incentive suspensionstate · Illinois | Tax Rollback | active | Jul 2026 | Illinois Governor's Office / DCEO |
| Carbondalecity · Jackson | Pause | active | Jun 2026 | Daily Egyptian |
| Lake County (unincorporated)county · Lake | Pause | active | Jun 2026 | Lake & McHenry County Scanner |
| Henry Countycounty · Henry | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | Quad-City Times |
| Logan Countycounty · Logan | Moratorium | lifted | May 2026 | Illinois Times |
| City of Bloomingtoncity · McLean | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Town of Normaltown · McLean | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Champaign Countycounty · Champaign | Moratorium | active | Apr 2026 | IPM Newsroom |
| Napervillecity · DuPage | Moratorium | proposed | Jan 2026 | Source |
| Auroracity · Kane | Moratorium | active | Nov 2025 | Source |
| Chicagocity · Cook | Moratorium | proposed | — | Chicago Sun-Times |
| Illinois (statewide) — HB 4172state · Illinois | Moratorium | failed | — | Illinois General Assembly |
| Ottawacity · LaSalle | Moratorium | active | — | The Cool Down |
| Macon Countycounty · Macon | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Tazewell Countycounty · Tazewell | Moratorium | active | — | Source |
Score Illinois's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →