Letter from State Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago; State Rep. Lamont Robinson, D-Chicago; Naomi Davis, lead steward, Chicago Black Water Council; Josh Ellis, vice president, Metropolitan Planning Council: "More importantly, equity must be integral to any replacement program; a statewide program would address this issue head-on. Nationwide research has shown that voluntary programs are not equitable."
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.