The first major piece of legislation signed into law by Lightfoot — passed 50-0 by the City Council — expanded the authority of the inspector general to audit City Council committees, threatening the financial perks long enjoyed by the most powerful members of the Chicago City Council. But Lightfoot and Ferguson quickly found themselves at odds over several issues, most focusing on the city’s lagging efforts to overhaul the police department.
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.