Level(3) Chicago (Kingsbury)
Chicago, IL
Source: Primary source
Level(3) Chicago (Kingsbury) is a mapped data center in IL, operated by Lumen Technologies.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkLumen Technologies Inc — colocation facility (15 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentLumen Technologies
- Files asLumen Technologies
- This facilityLevel(3) Chicago (Kingsbury)
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- Unreal Engine 5.8 Lands With Lumen Lite To Deliver 60 FPS On Switch 2 While Work Ramps Up For UE6Wccftech· Jun 17, 2026
- Lumen Stock Rises After AWS Cloud Partnership Announcement | 2026 - News and StatisticsIndexBox· Apr 18, 2026
- Arista Networks (ANET) Revenue Outlook: AI Drives Growth Amid $700B Data Center Investment - News and StatisticsIndexBox· Mar 29, 2026
- Lumen lightens multicloud network management, expands intercity abilitiesSDxCentral· Feb 17, 2026
- Lumen outlines multi-billion dollar AI network expansionData Center Dynamics· Sep 24, 2025
- Lumen Accelerates Multi-Billion-Dollar Network Expansion to Meet Soaring AI DemandLumen - Investor Relations· Sep 22, 2025
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, Skinner North Elem Sch in Chicago, is 0.4 mi from this site (490 students). 11 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.