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OIG’s data dashboards present visualizations of data to shine the light on how the City of Chicago and departments operate.
Did you know that surplus distributions from Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds in Chicago exceeded TIF spending in 2024?
Surplus Distributions are amounts that are returned from TIF funds to the City of Chicago and other entities that would have originally received the funds from
City’s Department of Law Improperly Refused to Provide “High Profile” Hiring Records to OIG – But Then Produced Them in Response to Covert FOIA Request
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an
Did you know that the 2026 Chicago Appropriations Budget has a 10% decrease for the Chicago Department of Transportation compared to 2025, driven by a 12% decrease in appropriations from Grant Funds?
The annual appropriation ordinance is the final City budget as approved by the City Council. It lists the budget appropriations that each department will