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🌱 Why Mundelein neighbors are suing over Grayslake’s $18 billion data center

Mundelein, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • Why Mundelein neighbors are suing over Grayslake’s $18 billion data center

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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grayslake Clears an $18 Billion Data Center Despite a Lawsuit to Stop It (startupfortune.com) — Residents from Mundelein are among those suing to stop a massive $18 billion AI data center campus planned just next door in Grayslake, arguing zoning violations and Open Meetings Act issues. Grayslake has already issued the first building permit, projecting $1.4 billion in property tax revenue, while a Lake County judge will weigh the challenge at an October 30 status hearing.
   

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  • Has anyone dealt with a persistent ant problem like this?
    I've tried sprays, baits, cleaning, and even pest control treatments, but the tiny ants keep coming back. They seem to be coming from under or around… (Nextdoor Cambridge West)
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🗞 Nearby News

Libertyville

  • Driver hospitalized after semi-tanker truck hauling chemical rolls over, blocking Interstate 94 near Gurnee (lakemchenryscanner.com)
  • Romy Fleegle finds confidence to star for unbeaten Libertyville alongside sister: ‘Romy has come into her own' (chicagotribune.com)

Vernon Hills

  • Midterm elections bring wave of referendums to suburban voters (dailyherald.com)

Grayslake

  • Grayslake Apartment Fire Leaves 12 Families Without Homes (patch.com)
  • 2025: Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 administrators rank 212th highest in state for average salary (lakecountygazette.com)
  • Wauconda's Colton Zak disrupts Grayslake North's offense, as usual. But his first touchdown? ‘Exhilarating.' (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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