Champaign Co. committee advances task force proposal for new data center

News Clip0:34WCIA News·Champaign, Champaign County, IL·2/6/2026

The Champaign County Environment and Land Use Committee advanced a proposal to create a task force to explore the potential for a new data center in unincorporated Champaign County.

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Gov: Champaign County Environment and Land Use Committee
A proposal to build a data task force in unincorporated Champaign County moved to the next step following a meeting of the Environment and Land Use Committee (ELUC) on Thursday.