The payments are “absolutely” expected to increase moving forward as the city’s MEABF costs go up, though exact figures aren’t yet known, CPS Chief Financial Officer Miroslava Krug said. Preliminary estimates are CPS could be on the hook for $226 million in 2023 and up to $300 million in 2026, Krug said.
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.