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IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026 — Illinois pauses new Data Center Investment Program applications
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity states that, under a gubernatorial directive issued June 5, it will no longer process applications for the Data Center Investment Program beginning July 1, 2026.
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Moratorium
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
issued by: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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NJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Moratorium→MA-DATA-CENTER-GUARDRAILS-2026Massachusetts · Official announcementMassachusetts pauses data-center tax incentive and calls for comprehensive guardrailsMoratorium→HR-9442United States · Introduced / in committeeArtificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium ActMoratorium→NY-A09086New York · Introduced / in committeeRelates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centersMoratorium→
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Illinois pauses new Data Center Investment Program applications
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IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026classified underJob Creation
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026classified underSiting & Land Use
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026classified underTax Incentives
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026signals mechanismMoratorium
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026applies inIllinois
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026documented byState executive
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026issued byIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Issuing executive office named in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗IL-DCEO-DATA-CENTER-INCENTIVE-PAUSE-2026member of familyIllinois pauses new Data Center Investment Program applications
standalone · Basis: standalone state_executive record · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗