"If ma-and-pa establishments in a bustling foodie city like ours start struggling to stay afloat, or even fail to survive as Chicago's subminimum wage is phased out, taking the same step so quickly for restaurants elsewhere in Illinois could have a much more drastic effect, especially downstate, where fewer tourists venture."
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.