One speaker, Kirby Henderson, told Mr. Kaegi that he owns the building at 831 Chicago Ave., which originally was built as a stable in 1896. “I’ve had it for about 11 years. When I started in the building, taxes were about two dollars and quarter per square foot per year... Now, with my latest assessment, my taxes are about $14-per-square foot per year."
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.