The infrastructure problems are aggravated by the system used to choose projects. The state hasn’t directed funds to projects which have the highest return to taxpayers. House Bill 253 could potentially help fix the state’s proclivity for pork over purpose; the bill awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature.
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.