Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Canada is an important trading partner with Illinois and tariffs could be damaging. “Illinois imports from Canada were north of $65 billion in 2023, a 75 percent jump since 2019,” said Frerichs. “Illinois’ exports to Canada where businesses will bear the impact of the Trump tax.”
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.