Officials said the deal is expected to bring the Chicago Housing Authority at least $40 million over the next 40 years, which the agency has pledged to invest in housing. But the fine print of the lease shows that the total figure is not set in stone, since future rent payments could vary depending on inflation and renegotiations.
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.