Yorkville residents filed the first lawsuit in April to block construction of a planned 1,037-acre data center known as "Project Cardinal." Now a second lawsuit is challenging "Project Steel." The most recent lawsuit alleges the city did not provide public notice before holding a public hearing on the project, nearby property owners weren't mailed notices, and the city ignored state notice requirements and approved project that conflict with its own planning documents.
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.
Put the data centers where the investors live. They’re making the money off them.