House Minority Leader Tony McCombie said it is unlikely the state of Illinois could afford to pitch in. “It certainly would drive some economic development for sure, build it and they will come, but I don’t know if today and with this budget that we can be helpful,” said McCombie.
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.