David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "There is particular disdain over Johnson’s flip-flop on the ShotSpotter contract. ... South Side Ald. Anthony Beale saw disparity in that decision. 'If it was good enough to extend through the convention to protect the conventioneers, it’s good enough to protect the residents of this city every single day,' Beale said."
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.