"It is lucrative to be in political leadership in Illinois," said Adam Andrzejewski, editor of Open The Books. "In the Illinois state legislature, there are 8 retired lawmakers whose retirement pension - funded primarily by taxpayers - exceeds the top salary of Illinois statewide public officials."
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.