Data Center Educational Town Hall May 20th, 2026
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Next Steps/Take Action
Next Steps/Take Action
To learn more visit.
CUB Action Center-Tell Your Legislators to Pass the IL Power Act!
Take action!
Attend the POWER Act Lobby Day! The goal is to get 1,000 individuals in Springfield on May 30—join us to urge lawmakers to support the POWER Act. There is a bus from Carbondale! RSVP today to let us know you’re going!
Contact your legislator and ask them to sponsor the POWER Act! Your legislators need to hear what is important to YOU! Call their offices today or fill out the POWER Act Action Alert to send a message directly to them in minutes.
If you do not know who your legislator is, you can locate the information by clicking HERE.
In Des Plaines your representatives are most likely
Justin Cochran https://www.repjustincochran.com/
https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3462
Michelle Mussman https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3284?Primary=True
Check out Praire Rivers Network’s “Community Guide to Challenging Data Centers in Illinois.”This printable checklists allows for concerned individuals and groups to ask informed questions, slow the process, and challenge data center projects in your community.
To learn more and track the Bill visit.
https://www.ilga.gov/ftp/legislation/104/BillStatus/HTML/10400SB4016.html
May 20th Data Center Townhall Informational piece.pdfPDF Version to share or print on action items
Des Plaines Data Center - Water presentation.pdfPrairie Rivers Network Presentation
In the news/informational pages
In the news/informational pages
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/touhy-avenue-data-center-work-could-begin-in-march/
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/prepping-site-in-des-plaines-for-data-center-construction/
https://www.ironmountain.com/data-centers/locations/chicago-data-center
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-data-centers-residential-water-better-alternatives/
https://www.aol.com/news/elk-grove-village-mayor-defends-024320529.html
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