Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is blasting the idea as just more of the same kind of policy he argues is largely responsible for the city’s wayward direction. “It's a crazy idea and Chicago increasingly becomes less competitive,” Dabrowski said. “The commercial taxes are already the highest in the country and there's a risk of a doom loop with its real estate problem. This would be just another excuse for companies and people not to come into the 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.
I just lost my over under bet. I thought it would be at least a month before this came up. Oh well.