The bill would ensure children under 18 could run a lemonade stand without a permit or license and would not be liable for any unintended injury. The proposal is named for Hayli Martenez, a Kankakee girl who was forced to shutter her lemonade stand last summer by county health officials.
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.