Alderpersons underscored the need for public safety to be part of the bigger budget negotiation. “The mayor is preparing to raise prop taxes by 17.5 percent and my residents are still going to be waiting 45 min for (911) services,” Ald. Marty Quinn 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.