Source-backed project record · IL

Microsoft Northlake Chicago Data Center

This record consolidates 4 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

operationalproject status

FIRST_PARTY_IDENTITY_CENSUS_ADDRESS_RANGEbest evidence tier

4linked evidence rows

Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	Microsoft
Jurisdiction	Northlake, IL
Address	601 Northwest Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164
Location precision	Census address-range interpolation; not rooftop or surveyed coordinates
Coordinates	41.921331831659, -87.919251544597
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	Microsoft Northlake Chicago Data Center

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	— rows
Intent / permits	— rows
Civic / infrastructure	0 rows

SITE IDENTITY

Microsoft Northlake Chicago Data Center: site identity

Evidence record

Current operator confirms Chicagoland operations. Illinois EPA August 2024 operating-permit renewal notice describes the existing computer-server facility at 601 Northwest Avenue with no requested operational changes; current state registry binds full address and ZIP. One Northlake identity, distinct from Hoffman Estates.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Verification: first_party_verified · Retrieved: 2026-10-29

Limitation: Operating power remains unknown. Census points, where available, are street-range interpolations, not rooftop or surveyed geometry.

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

Microsoft ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · FIRST PARTY
Limitation: Operating power remains unknown. Census points, where available, are street-range interpolations, not rooftop or surveyed geometry.
US Census Bureau ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · ADDRESS RANGE INTERPOLATION
Limitation: Operating power remains unknown. Census points, where available, are street-range interpolations, not rooftop or surveyed geometry.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · FIRST PARTY
Limitation: Operating power remains unknown. Census points, where available, are street-range interpolations, not rooftop or surveyed geometry.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · FIRST PARTY
Limitation: Operating power remains unknown. Census points, where available, are street-range interpolations, not rooftop or surveyed geometry.

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