CME Cermak
Chicago, IL
Source: Primary source
CME Cermak is a mapped data center in IL.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkCME Group — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Aureon deploys high-capacity route linking North Dakota data centre to ChicagoTelecompaper· Jun 19, 2026
- NWI Forum announces $7 billion Amazon data center coming to Jasper CountyChicago Tribune· Jun 17, 2026
- Lawmakers, stakeholders are ready for summer of data center negotiationsCBS News· Jun 17, 2026
- Illinois lawmakers under pressure to reach deal on data center regulationsCrain's Chicago Business· Jun 17, 2026
- 'My whole body did not feel right': Indiana residents protest data center projectsFOX 32 Chicago· Jun 16, 2026
- Editorial: Data centers are a lightning rod. Some state regulation is reasonable.Chicago Tribune· Jun 12, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Illinois reported $983.2M in Data Center Investment Program — state & local sales/use tax exemption (20 ILCS 605/605-1025; administered by DCEO) (2019-2024 (27 certified data centers; cumulative estimated exemption value)) (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Graham R Training Center in Chicago, is 0.4 mi from this site. 7 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.