An AI data center set to open by the end of the year in Chicago’s South Loop is shrouded in mystery, and the developers aren’t talking.⁠ ⁠ What was originally supposed to be an esports arena on the corner of South Wabash Avenue and East 25th Street in the city's 3rd ward is now planned to be a small-scale AI data center called “HydraVault.”⁠ ⁠ HydraVault recently received the green light from the city to start construction, but some neighbors say they had no idea that the type of project that's been so steeped in controversy nationwide had broken ground on their block.⁠ ⁠ Read the full report by the DePaul Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence at the #linkinbio 🔗⁠ ⁠ #chicago #hydravault #aidatacenter #datacenter #southloop