Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) speaks about his data residency ordinance during a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

An ordinance that would incentivize the construction of data centers within state and city of Chicago limits was approved by a key City Council panel Wednesday after it was considered for the third time in four months. 

The Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development voted to approve the latest version of Ald. Gilbert Villegas’ (36) ordinance (SO2024-0008201), which would require city data to be stored within the United States in many cases, with some discretion, and which the 36th Ward alderperson says will attract data centers to the state and city and increase revenue. Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) was the only no vote.