Arroyo’s lawyers argued a prison sentence for the longtime Chicago Democrat would do little to address the pervasive public corruption in Illinois, calling the act akin to “draining Lake Michigan with a spoon.” Judge Steven Seeger ultimately denied Arroyo’s plea for probation.
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.