Rather than a leisurely start, a two-week Easter break, and a busy conclusion, the lawmakers are scheduled to begin Jan. 4, end April 8, and take only one week off. University of Illinois Springfield political science professor Kent Redfield said, “The attention of the legislature is going to be on the election, and they are going to be interested in making news that is going to help them campaign."
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.