By: Diane Benjamin
Ask AI about Pritzker support for data centers. He was for them before this election year. I despise politicians who change positions to win elections, even worse if they are buying their seat. Grok summary:
Bottom line: Before 2026, Pritzker was a clear supporter who created and defended state tax incentives to attract data centers to Illinois.
The below is a screenshot from the Bloomington City Council meeting video Monday night. The draft ordinance will be out BEFORE this Planning Commission meeting. It will probably be available here: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/government/boards-commissions/planning-commission
Don’t kid yourself. The politicians are salivating over the tax revenue they will get from a data center. They say “not in my town” out one side of their mouth and the other side says “locate here in my town”.