“These conversations that the board’s having tonight are not unique to Waukegan,” said Kyle Harding, a partner with Chapman and Cutler, the district’s bond attorneys. “These conversations are happening throughout the state in large part because of the decisions that counties are making in respect to property tax bills.” Questions also remain about how much money school districts can expect from the state, which has not passed a budget for the upcoming year.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.