The Biz Week That Was: A new data center, theater goes dark, and nostalgic pop

This roughly 40-acre vacant land at 1960 Lucent Lane in Naperville, historically a component of the Nokia Campus on the northwest corner of Warrenville and Naperville roads, is the proposed site of a new data center. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Data center could land at former Alcatel-Lucent site in Naperville

The site of a once-iconic office complex on the north side of Naperville could host a pair of data center buildings. A striking glass-and-steel building previously loomed large at the northwest corner of Naperville and Warrenville roads. The five-story structure was demolished starting in 2023. Now, Karis Critical wants to put a data center development on the property within Naperville’s I-88 technology and research corridor.

Aurora’s Copley Theatre will go dark

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