Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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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.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Just how do you lower taxes when the cost of government is going up faster than inflation?
The price paid for public services is twice what it should be.
The Cook County Board requires that, relative to market value, commercial and industrial properties are assessed at two-and-a-half times the rate applied to residential and vacant properties. So of course commercial property owners appeal, and when they are successful they might reduce their taxes to less than two-and-a-half times what homeowners pay for property of the same value.