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Encuentro Square has 89 affordable apartments at the western edge of the 606 Trail, serving households at or below 60% AMI. CHA supports 55 apartments through Project-Based Vouchers; its property page describes that subset. Grand opening celebrated February 15, 2025. Published rents: 1 bedroom $1,100, 2 bedrooms $1,300, 3 bedrooms $1,600.

Sheffield Residences is an 80-home affordable family building in Lincoln Park; 50 homes receive CHA project-based voucher rental assistance. CHA published its joint opening celebration report March 3, 2025.

On 3 June 2025 Constellation and Meta signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the 1,121 MW output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, starting in June 2027 and backing a 30 MW uprate.

J1311 is a 150 MW photovoltaic generation interconnection request in St. Clair County, IL. The grid operator lists its queue status as Done. The requested in-service date is 2025-06-30; this is a planning date.

Grace Manor has 65 affordable apartments, including 19 supported by Chicago Housing Authority project-based vouchers. CHA published its opening report December 1, 2025. Published rents: 1 bedroom / 1 bath, X11, 558 sq ft, unit 411 $1,250 base rent.

Houston developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure asked Ameren for 500 MW for a Troy, Illinois data center campus on farmland off Formosa Road, but on 17 February 2026 Mayor Dave Nonn said no council member supports it and asked for a six-month moratorium; no application was filed and no cost has been published.

Pioneer Development's Project Cardinal is a 14-building, 1,800 MW data center campus on about 1,037 acres in Yorkville, Illinois, approved by the city council on 10 March 2026; the developer has asked to extend its land-closing deadline to 31 Dec 2027 and no investment figure has been published.

Ferrero North America opened a $75 million Nutella Peanut production line at its Franklin Park, Illinois plant, creating 50 jobs and making the brand's first new flavor and its first product manufactured in the United States.

PJM’s May 2026 final studies identify Blackstone Wind Farm, LLC’s AF2-226 and AF2-319, each with 50 MW energy and 200 MWh of four-hour storage at Katydid Road in LaSalle County. Their combined storage request is 100 MW / 400 MWh.

PJM’s June 2026 study identifies Scout Solar DevCo LLC’s Cordova request AG2-675 as an 80 MW / 320 MWh, four-hour storage addition sharing solar request AG1-462’s interconnection in Rock Island County, Illinois.

PJM’s June 3, 2026 Phase II study identifies Steward Creek Solar LLC’s AG2-660 in Lee County: zero added energy MW, 20 MW added capacity credit and a proposed 200 MWh / four-hour storage specification. The shared solar facility has 600 MW MFO.

PJM’s June 2026 study identifies Aurora Generation, LLC’s AH1-563 as a 150 MW / 600 MWh, four-hour addition at Aurora E.C. The 1,206 MW figure is combined gas/storage capability, not standalone battery capacity.

PJM’s June 3, 2026 Phase II study names Monarch Grid LLC’s AG2-545 at Silver Lake 345 kV in McHenry County: a 400 MW storage uprate, 160 MW capacity credit and proposed 1,600 MWh / four-hour class. Physical interconnection study is available.

Vuori opened in downtown Naperville, Illinois, on 5 June 2026, taking over the former Eddie Bauer store at 110 West Jefferson Avenue.

Hut 8 Corp. proposes the 500 MW Logan Prairie AI/cloud data center near Latham in Logan County, Illinois, at more than 5B USD; the Latham village vote was cancelled in July 2026 after trustees signalled it would fail, and county applications are stalled.

At the August 10, 2026 village meeting, New Lenox’s mayor denied reports that a data center was coming. Cielo’s historical 300 MW / 141-acre marketing concept does not establish an approved campus, budget or opening date.

The October 22 expansion adds a third shift, $150 million in planned investment and 1,250 full-time jobs to Hyundai Translead’s original Illinois commitment. The revised project totals are $600 million and 3,750 planned jobs.

J2379 is a 200 MW battery storage interconnection request in Clay, IL. The grid operator lists its queue status as Withdrawn. The requested in-service date is 2026-11-01; this is a planning date.

EIA-860M lists SV CSG Angelly 1, a planned 3.6 MW solar plant in Saline County, Illinois, operated by SV CSG Angelly 1, LLC. Proposed commercial operation is November 1, 2026.

Solitude is a 5 MW solar plant in LaSalle County, Illinois, listed in EIA data with a proposed operating date of November 1, 2026. EIA records list 38DN Asset Management LLC as operator and owner, while GEM names Cypress Creek Renewables.

Clinton Solar 5 is a Pivot Energy-linked solar plant listed in Clinton County, Illinois, alongside Pivot's Clinton Solar 2, 2b, 4 and 4b community solar sites. Its capacity and in-service date are not published in the sources found.

RWE Clean Energy is constructing the 116 MWac utility-scale Buffalo Solar Farm across approximately 960 acres in Norman Township, Grundy County, Illinois. Approved under Grundy County Board Zoning Case 23-ZBA-005 and interconnecting to the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) transmission system within the PJM market, the single-axis tracking solar array delivers clean, zero-emission electricity to power over 22,000 northern Illinois households.

Pike Solar, LLC is developing an 18 MW solar plant in Fayette County, Illinois. EIA data lists it as planned with completion proposed for November 2026.

Geronimo Power's 150 MW Bee Hollow Solar project in St. Clair County, Illinois began onsite construction in October 2025 and is expected to reach commercial operations in late 2026. It has a power purchase agreement with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.

The Standard Livingston Solar Project is a 5 MWac community solar photovoltaic installation located on agricultural land near Pontiac in Livingston County, Illinois. Developed by Standard Solar under the Illinois Shines (Adjustable Block) program and interconnecting with Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), the system provides subscription-based clean renewable energy access to local residents, municipal buildings, and agricultural businesses.

Jigzibik plans 45 affordable apartments in Chicago’s Irving Park, with a December 2026 opening reported. The operator is accepting waitlist applications and welcomes all income-qualified applicants.

Leeward Renewable Energy's Burr Oak Solar is a 300 MW solar facility on 1,984 acres across Pierce, Afton and Squaw Grove townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, approved by the county board in September 2025. The application says construction could begin in 2027 with a $414 million capital investment.

J3296 is a 200 MW battery storage interconnection request in Hamilton, IL. The grid operator lists its queue status as Active. The requested in-service date is 2027-01-31; this is a planning date.

J3298 is a 200 MW battery storage interconnection request in Tazewell, IL. The grid operator lists its queue status as Active. The requested in-service date is 2027-01-31; this is a planning date.

North America's largest and longest-running auto show returns to McCormick Place for nine days in February.

A planned 1 MW battery storage project in Will County, Illinois, in the PJM balancing authority, listed by the Cleanview tracker with an expected online date of May 2027. The earlier 10 MW figure is not supported by any source found; sister Romeoville 34 units are 1 MW class.

S1095 is a 200 MW battery storage interconnection request in Perry, IL. The grid operator lists its queue status as Active. The requested in-service date is 2027-05-28; this is a planning date.

CloudHQ lists 252 MW critical IT load and 1.7 million square feet for ORD, while its overview describes configurations up to 300 MW. ComEd’s 2022 release gives a $2.5 billion announced investment; a fixed current service date remains unverified.

Prairie Oak Solar is a planned 250 MW solar plant in Shelby County, Illinois, operated by Strata Clean Energy, with a proposed online date of September 2027 per EIA-based and Cleanview listings.

CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus on about 228 acres at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Kendall County, Illinois, is listed by Cleanview at 600 MW (CyrusOne publishes no MW), carries more than 1B USD of investment, was approved in July 2024 and re-approved with a smaller layout in July 2026, with the first building due late 2027.

MISO’s MTEP23 explicitly identifies request J1679 as Flora Solar, 125 MW, connecting at new Fauna substation on the Xenia–Mount Vernon West 345 kV line. EIA plant 67937 identifies Flora Solar LLC, 125 MW, approvals not initiated and December 2027 planned operation.

Aligned Data Centers is building ORD-03, a two-building campus on Northwest Point Boulevard in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, that the village gave a Cook County Class 6b tax break in 2024; the filing put the campus at 285M USD and Cleanview lists 110 MW per building.

MISO lists J2377 as an active 300 MW battery request in Peoria County, Illinois, at 7CLINTON–7BROKAW 345 kV. The Phase 2 request has an April 1, 2028 in-service target and Not Started post-GIA status.

Tract bought a 343-acre zoned site in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois in January 2026 for a campus of up to 1,000 MW (1GW) with ComEd power, initial energization targeted for June 2028; the land cost about 51.5M USD and no project cost has been published.

Aligned Data Centers proposes Project Star, a 3.2 million sq ft data center campus at Coal City in Grundy County, Illinois, about 864 MW of facility power and 15.1B USD of total investment including the tenant's equipment.

TerraForm Power bought the Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy in February 2026; Lee County, Illinois approved two 600 MW phases (1,200 MW; TerraForm cites 1.56 GW) for PJM, with phase 1 operation targeted for 2029 and no cost published.

EIA plant 70055 lists Avangrid Power LLC’s Allen Acres Solar in LaSalle County at 150 MW, targeting May 2029. Iberdrola’s September 2026 results instead describe approval to start construction of a 210 MW Allen Acres project; the rating basis is unspecified.

Aurora Energy Storage Center remains an unconfirmed project identity. Its previously reported developer, capacity, investment, construction stage and operating schedule are not substantiated by the cited project material.

Illinois Commerce Commission’s February 2025 PJM table lists storage requests AH2-089/090/091 with 1200 MW maximum facility output, zero added energy MW and 50 MW capacity each. Those interconnection quantities do not verify a standalone 1200 MW/4800 MWh BESS or$900 M budget.

PJM’s AF2-027 facilities study specifies a 50 MW battery system at Zion, increasing the shared facility’s maximum output to 635 MW. The prior 1,206 MW “Aurora” battery identity and $850M budget are not substantiated.

TerraForm’s February 2026 announcement confirms acquisition of Steward Creek from Hexagon, describing a 1.56 GW development and a 600 MW interconnection agreement. Phase 1 targets 2029 operation, followed by Phase 2 in 2030. The $1.4B budget is not published.

Steward Creek’s second solar phase is proposed at 600 MWac across approximately 3,493 acres. TerraForm’s February 2026 announcement targets Phase 2 construction in 2028 and commercial operation in 2030.