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The Council Rewrote the Bill in the Room
Third in a series on Chicago’s data center regulation. Previously: Chicago Zones Data Centers as Offices, August 17, and A Council Committee Votes September 1, August 27.
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"Kalshi Has a Gambling Problem": The Ninth Circuit Rules Sports Contracts Are Bets, and Filings Hit All Three Chicago Cases Within Hours
GrayStak | August 28, 2026
The Ninth Circuit ruled this morning that Kalshi’s sports event contracts are likely not derivatives under federal law because they are sports bets. The published opinion in KalshiEX v. Assad affirms a Nevada...
A Council Committee Votes September 1 to Repeal a Data Center Rule That Requires No Council Vote to Lift
What happened. Alderman Maria Hadden filed substitute language for O2026-0027165 on August 26. The Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy votes on it September 1.
Why it matters. Municipal Code 18-14-102.3 withholds energy data f...
Chicago Zones Data Centers as Offices
Update, August 18, 2026. Alderman Maria Hadden's office responded after publication. Her ordinance was drafted to reach data centers, is being rewritten with city departments, and comes up for a vote in her committee on September 1. Details...
The Data Center Debate Is Aimed at the Facility. The Cost Is Set at the Commission.
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A regulated utility cannot refuse a data center.
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