Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, who is set to leave office next month after serving just one term in office, said her office obtained the records by submitting an “anonymous” Freedom of Information Act request for the records at the center of the dispute. Witzburg has now raised questions several times about whether the leadership of the Department of Law has attempted to shield high-ranking officials from public scrutiny.
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.