“In FY2022, the OEIG received a total of 3,075 complaints, 63% of which were filed through the OEIG’s website,” the agency reported. “In addition, the OEIG completed 88 investigations, including 20 that resulted in findings of wrongdoing and 21 that resulted in systematic or process recommendations to the governing authority.” About $8.2 million is budgeted for the OEIG in fiscal 2023, a 24% increase from the year before.
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.