Michael Jacobson, president and CEO of the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association, said the obstacles the hotel industry is facing has a trickle-down effect because of the loss of tax revenues; Every Illinois household would have to pay $1600 more in taxes each year if not for the revenue generated by hotels.
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.