DCFS has been under fire recently after allegations of sexual and physical abuse surfaced at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center in Chicago. At least two employees at the facility had been arrested and charged with abusing kids in their care. “We have found that the security company is still being paid by the state even though the facility is closed, so I think it just merits more accountability and investigation,” said state Sen. Jil Tracy.
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.