Chicago was the first city in the nation to apply such a tax to streaming services, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. The city’s amusement tax generated $258 million in revenue during 2023, up from $141 million in 2015 when streaming services were first included.
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.