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Mayor McLeod touts multibillion-dollar data center investments, housing and public projects in 2026 State of the Village

Hoffman Estates Citizen (HETV) · February 26, 2026
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Summary

In his 2026 State of the Village, Mayor Bill McLeod highlighted major private investments including Compass Data Centers and Microsoft, housing approvals and village capital projects while urging continued community engagement on the Hello Hoffman plan.

Mayor Bill McLeod urged continued growth and community input in his 2026 State of the Village address, highlighting large private investments, housing developments and municipal projects intended to diversify the village's tax base and expand services.

"Compass Data Centers is giving new purpose to the West side of our community by investing over $10,000,000,000 to transform a legacy site into a modern data center campus," McLeod said. He also noted that "Microsoft has entered phase 2 construction on its data center campus along Lakewood Boulevard" and that "Phase 1 and phase 2…

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