• Michael McDevitt
    AUG 12, 2026
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    Mayoral executive order sets up new rules for data centers as Johnson pushes for temporary moratorium

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking aim at the impact of data centers in Chicago by trying to pause their development in the short term while it updates regulations to account for the demands and mitigate the negative impacts of modern data center construction and operation.

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