For decades, the Pritzker siblings — billionaires each — have been major philanthropists outside of their government, business and political portfolios. And in this war against COVID-19, a health and economic nightmare, Illinois has an advantage over other states in that the Pritzkers’ are working the philanthropy precincts — and opening their own wallets — to locally address this catastrophe.
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.