Since Madigan’s ouster in 2021 and the omnibus ethics bill that passed shortly after, lawmakers seem to consider the job finished. But Senate Bill 539 was a baby step towards reform that left large loopholes for bad actors to pass through easily.
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.
You will die of old age before anything ever happens. Corruption is a way of life for Illinois government.