IDOT minuteman Steve Newcomb was on patrol when he saw several cars pulled over on the side expressway and decided to turn around and find out why. In all of his years with IDOT, Newcomb said this was the first time he had to pull people out of a burning car. An 18 and 19-year-old woman were transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. (with video)
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.