Among Lightfoot’s accomplishments, the mayor’s office noted she pushed through a $15 minimum wage increase and the landmark “Fair Work Week” ordinance; major legislation through Springfield allowing the creation of a Chicago casino, which could be a boon to the city’s troubled finances but has yet to get off the ground; and ethics reforms strengthening the inspector general’s office and cutting back on outside employment by aldermen.
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.