Byron's economy relies heavily on the financial contributions the nuclear plant makes in the form of taxes and the jobs it, directly and indirectly, creates for the community. On Wednesday, the energy company said it needed to fill 650 positions between its two plants and would be investing $140 million at the Byron plant specifically over the next five years.
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.