“The economic uncertainty that has impacted both consumer and business expectations, as well as slightly negative GDP growth in the first quarter, has yet to impact Illinois,” said Fred Giertz, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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.