# Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center > Under construction: a data center in Cook County, Illinois, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-elk-grove-data-center-il-dc_f952f935028c Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-elk-grove-data-center-il-dc_f952f935028c.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Microsoft is building a data center in Cook County, Illinois (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Microsoft (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Site area:** 37 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $123.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 20 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2021 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2022 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **City:** Elk Grove Village (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **County:** Cook (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **State:** Illinois (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Facility type:** Hyperscale (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Illinois Data Center Investment Program (Illinois) $15.8M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center | Under construction | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 12, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center? Microsoft is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Microsoft Elk Grove Data Center get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-begins-construction-elk-grove-chicago/). Reported for 2022. - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-begins-construction-elk-grove-chicago/). Reported for 2021. ## Related records - [Microsoft - East Point Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-east-point-campus-ga-dc_35cbee715519): Same operator - [Microsoft - Medina County Data Centers](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-medina-county-data-centers-tx-dc_8f661e4e3a8a): Same operator - [Microsoft - Palmetto Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-palmetto-campus-ga-dc_dc6c0a02d5b3): Same operator - [Microsoft - San Antonio Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-san-antonio-data-center-campus-tx-dc_dfc0294d0319): Same operator - [Microsoft - Union City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-union-city-campus-ga-dc_48d6e3dd966a): Same operator - [Aligned Coal City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-coal-city-campus-il-dc_f0695145cb9f): Same state - [Aligned Data Centers - Elk Grove Village Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-elk-grove-village-campus-il-dc_b4ca4e6c9abb): Same state - [Aligned ORD-03](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-ord-03-il-dc_99090f8d970b): Same state - [CenterSquare ORD2 - 2425 Busse Road](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centersquare-ord2-2425-busse-road-il-dc_1d2848d9c7fb): Same state - [CenterSquare ORD4 - 4513 Western Avenue](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centersquare-ord4-4513-western-avenue-il-dc_7123cf2ad8c1): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-begins-construction-elk-grove-chicago/) · as of Sep 12, 2026 · record microsoft-elk-grove-village-il - [DatacenterDynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-begins-construction-elk-grove-chicago/) · as of Aug 3, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/microsoft-elk-grove) · as of Aug 3, 2026 - [Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf) · as of Sep 12, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/microsoft-elk-grove-data-center-il) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 274134763635340 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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