$20 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds were reallocated to create the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program. Small businesses of up to 50 employees can partner with their local governments to obtain grants of up to $25,000 in working capital.
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.