Brad Weisenstein, of the Illinois Policy Institute: "What if the government union dislikes the state law calling for background checks before a state worker can be around children? Just write into the contract that background checks are not required. An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker is currently charged with child pornography – something a state employer should know if he’s convicted. Should a union contract be able to suppress that information?"
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.