As of Monday, the U.S. Treasury showed Illinois’ outstanding unemployment trust fund debt is $4.4 billion. The state is one of 11 states that have such debt, and third behind California’s $19.3 billion and New York’s nearly $9 billion. The interest on Illinois’ debt accrued for fiscal year 2022 is $10.7 million. The interest is 2.77%.
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.