Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduces year-long data center moratorium at City Council meeting

Name: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduces year-long data center moratorium at City Council meeting
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T22:54:27.000Z
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced a proposal for a year-long data center moratorium at a City Council meeting. This action seeks to pause new data center developments within the city for a year.

News Clip2:08ABC 7 Chicago·Chicago, Cook County, IL·9/23/2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced a proposal for a year-long data center moratorium at a City Council meeting. This action seeks to pause new data center developments within the city for a year.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced a year-long data center moratorium at a Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday.

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