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Data center scrubbed

The city of St. Charles has implemented a year-long moratorium on data centers after a developer's proposal to build one caused an “avalanche” of opposition, my colleague Ethan Colbert reports.

Officials said they'll spend the next year learning more about data centers while also getting input from residents. Data center developers won't be part of the conversation, they said.

“We all understand that growth is important,” Councilwoman Den

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