Former Cinespace Chicago Film Studios executive Alexander S. “Alex” Pissios worked undercover for federal authorities after they threatened to charge him with bankruptcy fraud. Recently, he gave a $50,000 campaign contribution to Cook County’s new state’s attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke.
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.