His positivity is such that he laughs when asked to list any low points in his first three months. “Oh, it’s Chicago. There’s no low point,” Johnson said. “The Cubs are at two games out of first place. We’re good.” But the mayor’s outward optimism belies potential problems swirling underneath and a broad array of political challenges on the horizon.
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.
BJ — like any other communist — is running out of other people’s money