Has Barrington Hills Data Center had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Barrington Hills Data Center.

Where is Barrington Hills Data Center located?

Barrington Hills Data Center is in Barrington Hills, Cook County, IL.

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Barrington Hills Data Center

Barrington Hills, Cook County, IL

Source: Primary source

Barrington Hills Data Center is a withdrawn data center in Cook County, IL.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026

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Cook, Illinois

supporters

Barrington Hills Data Center in Barrington Hills, IL is contested. Petition: https://www.change.org/p/deny-data-centers-in-barrington-hills | Group: https://barringtonhills-il.gov/special-plan-commission-meeting-to-welcome-resident-input/ | Current advocacy regarding the Brennan Investment Group data center proposal in Barrington Hills focuses on maintaining a permanent rejection of the project, even after its formal withdrawal in late January 2026. While village officials consider the matter "closed," local advocates remain active to ensure the developer does not attempt to revive the plan or bypass local authority through annexation. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.

Your action kit

Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.

Process

Demand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.

Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.

Public comment (editable)

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Records / FOIA request

Public Records Request

To the records custodian for Cook County, IL,

Under the applicable public-records law, I request copies of the following records concerning the data-center project known as "Barrington Hills Data Center":

1. The complete application, including any rezoning, special-use/conditional-use permit, or site-plan submissions and all exhibits.
2. All staff reports, analyses, and recommendations.
3. Any traffic, noise, water-use, stormwater, or utility/load studies submitted or commissioned.
4. Any development agreement, proffers, or tax-incentive/abatement agreements and their term sheets.
5. All correspondence between the applicant (or its agents) and county/city staff or elected officials regarding this project.
6. Notices of public hearings and proof of required public notice.

I request these in electronic form where available. If any portion is withheld, please cite the specific exemption. If fees will exceed $25, please contact me first.

Thank you,
[Your name]
[Your email / address]

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Neighbors taking a stand

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Overview

source: link

Announced investment: $2.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.

Grid & water — why here

source: HIFLD · EPA

Nearest substation

0.5 mi

Unknown121895 · 138 kV

Transmission line

0.5 mi

345 kV line

Municipal water

No service area

self-supplied or unmapped

The closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.

In the news

source: Google News

Data-center discussions in Cook County

source: LocalView (CC0)

Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.

Chicago Board Of Education

Dec 5, 2018 · 1 data-center mention

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.

Statewide cost of this incentive

Illinois reported $983.2M in Data Center Investment Program — state & local sales/use tax exemption (20 ILCS 605/605-1025; administered by DCEO) (2019-2024 (27 certified data centers; cumulative estimated exemption value)) (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

source · All Illinois subsidies →

Water use

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Golfview Elem School in Carpentersville, is 1.2 mi from this site (404 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.

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