Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce Chairman Cornel Darden Jr. said such an idea is harmful, anti-capitalist and would hurt those who are successful. He said there needs to be real reform to the state’s property tax system. “We need to send a shockwave and make sure that it lights a fire under the General Assembly to actually come up with a common sense solution. And if you can’t come up with one, then just shut it down.”
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.