Proposals include the creation of an Office of Legislative Counsel to analyze legislation and serve as parliamentarian. Said Ald. Matt O’Shea, “We’ve had more than 60 years of mayoral control of the City Council. It’s been too long. I believe it’s time to change and provide an additional check on mayoral power. To officially end what is commonly referred to as the rubber stamp.”
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.