After the Spring 2020 session was muted by the onset of COVID-19, both legislative chambers were set to meet often this spring. The House was scheduled to hold 58 session days with the Senate meeting for 55 days. Matters surrounding the pandemic and state's budget will be the legislature’s main focus this spring; Problems with unemployment assistance, relief to businesses, and revenue losses will dominate debate.
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.