"One area where a lack of applicants is of serious concern in many communities, including Decatur, is in law enforcement...(I)n Decatur where there are 22 openings for police officers, normally the number of applicants would be 1,000. Now, the number is around 100."
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.