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Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois · All 3 Lambda sites · Every EdgeConneX case on our tracker

Under constructionNo reception on recordAI confirmedRecord updated July 24, 2026

Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory is a data center under construction in Chicago, Illinois (Cook County), operated by Lambda. The public record puts it at announced August 21, 2025, 23 MW planned.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Lambda
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
Chicago, Cook County, IL
Coordinates
41.8781, -87.6298
Power capacity
23 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
August 21, 2025
Utility
ComEd
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Hybrid
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. August 21, 2025
    Under construction
    Status change recorded. Source: Lambda.ai

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

EdgeConneX is the developer/facility owner; Lambda is the sole tenant in a build-to-suit, single-tenant, purpose-built 23 MW building for Lambda's AI workloads (600+ kW/rack, hybrid liquid-to-chip + air cooling). Distinct from the excluded CoreWeave/Flexential colo tenancy (a shared multi-tenant colo cage) - this is a dedicated purpose-built building. Press releases say 'Chicago' but EdgeConneX's Chicago-area campus is in Elk Grove Village, IL (Cook County); the Lambda building address is unpublished, so coordinates use the Chicago centroid. Ready-for-Service targeted 2026; operational status as of 2026-07-07 unconfirmed (may already be online - revisit).

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.

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Our reporting on this site

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory data center in Chicago?

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory data center?

No lawsuit over Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory appears in the record we track as of July 24, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory use?

No water withdrawal figure for Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory is on record here. Cooling is recorded as hybrid, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory, and how big is it?

Lambda is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 23 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory," updated July 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-il.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-il, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Lambda/EdgeConneX joint press release - AI Factory in Chicago and Atlanta · Lambda.ai · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.EdgeConneX press release - AI Factory in Chicago and Atlanta · EdgeConneX · retrieved July 7, 2026
  3. 3.EdgeConneX to build data centers in Chicago and Atlanta for Lambda · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  4. 4.EdgeConneX CHI03 - Elk Grove Village campus, Cook County · Baxtel · retrieved July 7, 2026
  5. 5.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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