According to data released by County Treasurer Maria Pappas, a total of 314,000 commercial and residential properties failed to pay $1.892 billion in taxes that were due on Aug. 1. A total of $7.5 billion was billed. Included are some of the choicest properties in town, including the Willis Tower, Citgroup Center and Water Tower Place and, in the suburbs, the huge Northbrook Court, Westfield Old Orchard and Woodfield shopping malls.
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.