U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in December said Illinois shouldn't hold its breath waiting for a bailout. “I wouldn't make any assumption that the money is coming from Washington for the help of the state. They have to prepare their budget on the possibility there will be no assistance.”
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.