Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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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.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
It is clear the public schools have no accountability for their “budgets”. While taxpayers are seeing their taxes soar, the schools continue to spend like drunken sailors ie: hiring new administrators, new sports facilities, fancy murals on the schools, etc. while the students grades remain at or below grade level. If they were run like a private school, their operating model would be substantially more cost efficient and they would answer for the academic performance. Tax dollars should follow the students to hold these education leaders accountable. It is impressive we have the number of private schools we do when… Read more »
While allowing parents who home school or send their kids to private school to take advantage of some of the activities offered by public school districts may provide some minor return for the property tax paid…, those are some expensive extracurricular programs for those parents. My guess is that most parents would rather have the funding approach for public schools changed to a per student approach and have their property taxes greatly reduced or eliminated for public schools. Many parents do not want their kids involved with the public school system…which is why they have selected an alternative in the… Read more »