Community groups presenting unified front against Grayslake data center

Community opposition to a 400-acre, 10-million-square-foot AI hyperscale data center in Grayslake, Illinois is mobilising legal action around environmental permits, water use (50,000 gallons daily), and alleged procedural irregularities in municipal approval. Civil suits are expected within three weeks.

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