The current economic story in Illinois includes higher unemployment, store closings, layoffs and inflation. The state’s jobless rate rose to 5 percent in June, the third highest in the country. Some areas of the state, like Danville and Decatur, are over 7 percent.
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.