Takeaways by Bloomberg AI
- Governor JB Pritzker issued an order pausing state tax incentives for data centers in Illinois after the state legislature stalled his plan to keep data-center energy costs from affecting local residents’ bills.
- Pritzker’s order comes amid growing opposition to data centers, with development projects worth about $64 billion delayed or canceled across the US due to community pushback.
- The governor’s move puts him in opposition to organized labor, which has called for the tax breaks to continue, with unions supporting the incentives so that their members can build the data centers.
Bloomberg Industries
By Yash Roy
June 6, 2026