The City of Chicago announced in fall 2021 the launch of the Chicago Recovery Plan as an investment strategy to promote sustainable, equitable economic pandemic recovery. The total $2.547 billion project is funded through a combination of $1.887 billion in ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (LFRFs) and an additional $660 million in bonds.
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.