In the days and weeks ahead, there are several potential game-changers: whether COVID-19 rates surge, if more parents voice support or opposition to reopening plans, a state labor court decision that would give the teachers union the right to negotiate reopening details, and the possibility of teachers striking.
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.