Chicago’s construction set-aside program for minorities and women is one of the last surviving big-city programs in the country. Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to keep it that way for at least six years, while relaxing standards — but not relaxing them enough to satisfy some aldermen.
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.