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I grew up on Zoom and social media. Protect Illinois kids, teens from the dangers of AI

              A 19-year-old says common sense legislation proposed in the General Assembly would put accountability in place — before it’s too late. By   Kashyap Rajesh                A proposed law in Illinois would require AI developers or large chat providers to “write, implement, comply with, and clearly and conspicuously publish” public safety and child protection plans on their websites.               My generation didn’t get a grace period. We were the kids  doing  active-shooter drills in elementary school. We spent a chunk of our high school years staring at Zoom screens during the pandemic. We watched wildfires turn the sky orange while adults debated whether climate change was real. We grew up under a social media ecosystem that was  running  experiments on our mental health. Now we’re ent...
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Letter: Bocek, Johnson, Ottenheimer deserve your vote

                There is an election for Buffalo Grove Village Board looming on April 1st (this is NOT an April fool’s joke). The race for three 4-year Trustee terms is contested, with three incumbents - Joanne Johnson, Lester Ottenheimer, and Denise Bocek - pitted against one challenger. I know all four candidates well. Over the years, I have seen people seek seats on the Village Board for a variety of reasons. I believe experience shows that candidates who run for office out of spite or anger, in an effort to return to the “good old days,” or otherwise with a narrow focus driving their ambitions, are seldom well-suited to become productive members of the board. Additionally, organizations that stay static do not succeed. The mindset of "we have always done it this way" is not a pathway to vitality. The ability to embrace innovation is critical in an evolving world. That is where our current board members ...
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