Residents voice concerns about heavy power use, water demands and the impact of a potential data center project near Essex after land sales to Constellation Energy, though plans remain undisclosed. “We are in a very dry area in terms of the groundwater,” resident Kylee Raney said.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.