So far the Chicago Department of Water Management has replaced only 5,844 of the city’s lead service lines. In a statement, the department said there isn’t enough money, equipment or trained workers to meet the Biden administration’s mandate. Chicago has more than 400,000 of the toxic pipes, by far the most of any U.S. city.
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.