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Joliet Technology Center

Sector: Data Center • Location: Joliet, Illinois, United States

Source: NBC 5 Chicago

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Planned

The Joliet Technology Center is a proposed data center project approved by the Joliet City Council. It will be approximately 795 acres in size, built on farmland near Rowell and Bernhard Roads, and is expected to be the largest data center in Illinois. The project is anticipated to generate $2.1 billion in local tax revenue over 30 years and create hundreds of jobs. Construction is expected to sta

Status
Prospective
Sector
Data Center, Road
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NBC 5 Chicago

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The project “Joliet Technology Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NBC 5 Chicago.

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The Joliet Technology Center is a proposed data center project approved by the Joliet City Council. It will be approximately 795 acres in size, built on farmland near Rowell and Bernhard Roads, and is expected to be the largest data center in Illinois. The project is anticipated to generate $2.1 billion in local tax revenue over 30 years and create hundreds of jobs. Construction is expected to start early next year, although no tech companies have signed on yet.

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Technology

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United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois

City

Joliet

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NBC 5 Chicago

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Data Center, Road

Article published date

2026-03-22

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