In April, the electronic monitoring program shifted from Sheriff Tom Dart’s jurisdiction to the Cook County Chief Judge’s office, which lacks law enforcement authority. Essentially, O’Neill says that he created a paper tiger. She is hopeful that the new chief judge, Charlie Beach, will make the necessary changes to make them work as they should.
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.