The mayor's decision to put Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, a progressive firebrand at the center of a flag-burning controversy, in charge of the Zoning Committee is certain to face a backlash. Said Jack Lavin, president of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, “We need to set the rules, follow them and not move the goalposts. If we do that, then businesses can make their decisions on investments.”
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.