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Amid chaotic data center debates, industry warns Illinois will miss out unless privacy law weakened

Laura Evans' neighborhood, along Shetland Lane, is about a block away from the CyrusOne data center, as seen on Feb. 2, 2026, in Aurora. Evans and her family moved into the neighborhood 30 years ago. Construction on the data center began 17 years ago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Laura Evans’ neighborhood, along Shetland Lane, is about a block away from the CyrusOne data center, as seen on Feb. 2, 2026, in Aurora. Evans and her family moved into the neighborhood 30 years ago. Construction on the data center began 17 years ago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
By | For the Chicago Tribune and | rsmith@chicagotribune.com | Aurora Beacon-News
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Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.
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