Through the program, contractors will get an advantage through virtual bid credits for future bids if they hire or retain graduates from the Illinois Works program, launched in 2019 to create more talented workers to fulfill the job opportunities by the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The Illinois Pre-Apprenticeship Program launched in 2021 to increase diversity and access to apprenticeship programs.
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.