"We need to ensure that we have enough first responders and volunteer firefighters and personnel to show up at these scenes and show up in any scene," said Sen. Steve McClure. An estimated 20,000-25,000 people would fit that criteria, an annual cost of $12 million according to the Illinois Firefighters Association.
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.