@reportforamerica.bsky.social corps member, Staff Writer for Illinois Times. Suspiria superfan (he/him) draju[at]illinoistimes[dot]com https://muckrack.com/disclaimifyhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3ml4spup4is2f(SPD Chief) Behl and (Ald.) Williams seemed to believe Sangamon County is without an armored vehicle, but the Sheriff’s Office informed Illinois Times it needed to use its armored vehicles four times in 2025, including once in September to assist SPD. —> https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/sending-the-wrong-message/05 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4spup4is2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3miyxuxlzv224Worth noting the Board previously tabled the very same proposal in March, essentially = a June 9 deadline. That timeline granted the Board an opportunity to wait for the state legislature to possibly address data center concerns, but board members opted to approve the proposal after just 15 days. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyxuxlzv224https://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3miywfhqsqc24Sangamon County Board members voted 17-10 to approve a $500 million data center. Board member Marc Ayers, who previously announced he was leaving his seat at the end of the meeting, called the board’s actions to limit public comment “a stain.” https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/sangamon-county-approves-data-center/08 Apr 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3miywfhqsqc24https://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3miu34tcoc22aTomorrow is April 7, I’ll be attending the Sangamon County board meeting. The Board will have its first opportunity to revisit the data center proposal — though tabling rules mean it could technically wait for state legislation, the POWER Act, expected to be heard in committee this week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu34tcoc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3mhvfey2w3c2gOn Monday, the Sangamon County Board needed two votes to get a hyperscale data center proposal tabled. It could be called back for a vote as soon as April 7. Here’s more from this week’s meeting: https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/county-board-votes-to-table-data-center-proposal/25 Mar 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvfey2w3c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3mhrkbupj7k22After hours of constituents deriding the idea of a data center and a request from district board member Craig Hall for another vote to table the motion, Sangamon County board members voted 15-13 to table the CyrusOne proposal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrkbupj7k22https://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3mhr6yx3lqc2dAt the County hearing now, a motion to table the proposal until more info from the state was just voted on: 13 voted to table, 15 voted not to Not a debatable motion, Chair Andy Van Meter says, meaning there will be a vote on the proposal tonight. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhr6yx3lqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3mhjdfsxhas2pAfter months of hearings and discussions, the Sangamon County Board seems poised to approve plans for the county’s first data center on March 23 despite consistent pushback from constituents. It would use 420 backup generators that have few regulations. https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/limited-environmental-assessment-of-data-center/20 Mar 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjdfsxhas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3mggfzcxd5s22Following a prison sentence, environmental engineer collects nearly $1.5 million from same state agency he was convicted of defrauding. Illinois Times reviewed hundreds of public records and court filings (all listed within) for this article. https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/back-in-business/06 Mar 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggfzcxd5s22https://bsky.app/profile/dilpreetraju.bsky.social/post/3m6ln4eh5q22g“I’m serious. That was my prayer: Please tell me this bill is not going to hit the board,” said Illinois state Sen. Doris Turner when asked about voting on an assisted dying bill that passed the statehouse late last month. https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/turner-and-coffey-find-agreement-on-veto-session-bills/27 Nov 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:frl4gvd74oabp66yuuzx3a2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ln4eh5q22g