The amount of space leased on average at top properties in the West Loop, downtown’s largest and most active submarket, shrank more than 40 percent in 2023 and 2024 when compared with pre-pandemic deals, according to commercial real estate firm Cresa.
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.