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Microsoft data center in Boone County

Boone County, Illinois · Microsoft

News reports describe a proposed data center in Boone County, Illinois. The sources link it to Microsoft. Reported figures include more than 300 acres.

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Project footprint300 acres
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Location precisioncounty

Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A developer or official has publicly described the project, but nothing has been filed. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.

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How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “Microsoft plans to build a data center on land southwest of U.S. Route 20 and Wheeler Road in Boone County.”

    Source: Microsoft data center campus (special-use renewal) · Cherry Valley / Boone County, Illinois (rockrivercurrent.com)

Claims and evidence

What we know, and how we know it

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Site size: more than 300 acres.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

News reporting links Microsoft to this project.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

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