Mark Your Calendars - 10/20/2026 OCB Meeting 5:30pm

Good evening everyone.  We will be sharing the visuals of the Supervisor of Assessments, Planning, and Zoning discussion from 10/13/2026 regarding the data center ordinance draft as well as some relevant stories in the news.  We also want to remind you to try your best to attend next Tuesday's full county board meeting at 5:30pm (Historic County Courthouse, Third Floor).  On the agenda?  "Zoning – Data Center Special Use Provisions - O-2026-1001".  It is our understanding that this is still a draft; however, this itemization may lead to some confusion.  Be sure to ask your county board rep for clarification on the record.  

Here is the public link for the Supervisor of Assessments, Planning, and Zoning (APZ) discussion: APZ Data Center Draft Ordinance Visuals (10/13/2026). 

Please continue to show up, stay engaged, and carpool if you can.

Here are some links well worth your time to review over the weekend...
Local
From the Illinois Association of County Board Members Homepage: MCHENRY COUNTY WEIGHS 12-MONTH DATA CENTER FREEZE AMID WATER FEARS
Also from the Illinois Association of County Board Members Homepage: County Board defends data center approval in court.
(A precursor to the above story: Residents sue to stop Sangamon County data center Lawsuit claims technical errors, references state law allowing judicial review of county zoning decisions.

National
From ScienceDirect: The near-source impacts of diesel backup generators in urban environments
From Oliver Griffin: AI Boom Deepens U.S. Power-Grid Bottlenecks as Aging Infrastructure and Equipment Shortages Spur Push for Greater Efficiency

International
Center for Humane Technology: An Historic AI Summit in Iceland, and a Conversation with its President.

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The AI Boom Looks A Lot Like The Great Railroad Bubble 
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From The Tech Report: AI Bubble: ‘Something profound has changed’
Why OpenAI Will Never Return The $1 Trillion It's Investing | Mark Cuban