"Of course, no one knows Chapa LaVia’s side of the story, and it deserves a thorough airing. She refused to speak with the inspector general’s investigators, but she ought to be called before the committee, subpoenaed if necessary. It would be interesting to know what type of political debt Pritzker was repaying when he put Chapa LaVia in what proved to be an especially sensitive position. But unfortunately, it’s unclear whether legislators really want all the answers."
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.