Nexstar Media Group Data Center
Elk Grove Village, Cook County, IL
Source: Primary source
Nexstar Media Group Data Center is a proposed data center in Cook County, IL. DataCentersExposed has documented a 700,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe 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- Elk Grove Village Mayor Not Concerned With Governor’s Data Center OrderJournal & Topics· Jun 18, 2026
- ComEd Pays $9 Million For Land For 5th Electrical Substation In Elk Grove VillageJournal & Topics· Jun 10, 2026
- CoreWeave-backed data center project secures $900mTech in Asia· Jun 3, 2026
- CoreWeave-Tied Data Center Raises $900 Million in Junk-Bond SaleBloomberg.com· Jun 2, 2026
- CoreWeave-Tied Data Center Seeks $850 Million Junk Bond SaleBloomberg.com· Jun 1, 2026
- Elk Grove Village property seeks $850M in junk bonds for CoreWeave data centerCrypto Briefing· Jun 1, 2026
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.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No 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.
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.
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 ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Adolph Link Elem School in Elk Grove Village, is 0.5 mi from this site (606 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.