Because of improved economic conditions in the county, nearly 60,000 Cook County residents were at risk of losing their public benefits under fresh guidelines that took effect this year. But now, all able-bodied recipients will continue to receive benefits during the national emergency and get a one-month grace period when it ends.
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.