Lynn Sweet: "Madigan clings to the role of the state party chairman because it helps him retain power in the state House. A candidate has to go through the state party to qualify for cheaper postal rates. With so many state House contests heavily using direct mail, Madigan controls state representatives with threats to strip them of their discount mail."
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.