The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, would have created a pathway to resolve close to $2 million in unpaid water bills Ford Heights owes Chicago Heights, its water supplier. Chicago Heights has attempted to collect the money for about a decade, including suing Ford Heights.
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.