"The shock should have worn off by now. Still it is jarring every time a report surfaces alleging former and current city and state workers made up lies to score some quick cash that was earmarked for loans for businesses trying to make ends meet during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cops with sticky fingers can make citizens feel especially uneasy."
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.