Dekalb Data News Today

The Alta wind farm west of Wapella has a power purchase agreement with Meta and its DeKalb Data Center.

A person on a weekday commute via Metra train from DeKalb to downtown Chicago might expect a 90 to 105-minute trek, according to a feasibility study recently released by the city of DeKalb. The costs to operate that line could be about $11M per year, the study shows.

DeKALB— Amazon recently paid $6.3 million for 58.65 acres at 1401 E. Gurler Road on Oct. 6 according to DeKalb County property records. Records show that the land was slated for a 700,000-square-foot warehouse which city officials have only referred to publicly by its codename “Project Barb.” DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said he signed...