- “The state of Illinois cannot be OK with the bare minimum when people are starving across this city,” Johnson said. “Any (developer) could apply to build a large scale data center in Logan County,” board member Hannah Fitzpatrick said on Monday. * WGLT | DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. *** Statehouse News **** 21st Show | What the Illinois House speaker knew about a colleague’s harassment allegations — and when: Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch is facing criticism for his handling of sexual harassment allegations against a fellow Democrat. “I trust that the speaker is going to do what’s right for his constituents and the state of Illinois.”