In recent weeks, homeowners have grappled with tax bills that have jumped from 50 percent to more than 100 percent in some neighborhoods, according to a report released by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office. Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. publicly blamed each other for steep increases.
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.