The Illinois Department of Human Services said incorrect privacy settings exposed protected health information for more than 700,000 Illinois residents on an internal mapping website from 2021 until September 2025. Although federal law requires public notification within 60 days, the agency waited 102 days to disclose the breach, a delay state Sen. Terri Bryant called legally and ethically troubling.
Anyone who has ever used an IL website knows that these websites are awful. IL needs to update most of their websites. But IL needs to use reputable companies, not companies affiliated with his “in crowd.” IL needs to hire qualified people to design these websites, not political hires and DEI hires. Just look at Cook County’s property tax website. IL doesn’t want to fund computer infrastructure. IL Dems only want to fund illegals and criminals.
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.
Anyone who has ever used an IL website knows that these websites are awful. IL needs to update most of their websites. But IL needs to use reputable companies, not companies affiliated with his “in crowd.” IL needs to hire qualified people to design these websites, not political hires and DEI hires. Just look at Cook County’s property tax website. IL doesn’t want to fund computer infrastructure. IL Dems only want to fund illegals and criminals.