2026 Annual Plan Community Feedback Survey

Help Shape OIG’s Project Priorities for 2026

The Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published two draft documents outlining details of proposed projects under consideration for 2026. We invite you to read the plans and take the Community Feedback Survey to inform OIG’s project priorities in 2026.

Potential projects are developed from various sources, including concerns sent to us by community members year-round, ideas from OIG staff, deeper or connected analyses inspired by past projects, feedback gathered during community events, public source information, and more. We also analyze our intake submissions to look for trends or recurring concerns.

As part of the process for creating this year’s draft plans, OIG held a series of Listening Tours in the spring of 2025, reaching across the City’s neighborhoods, on busy commercial corridors, train platforms, at community events, and more, with an individual, “person-on-the-street” approach designed to put OIG in direct conversation with as many people as possible, to know what problems in City government most impact Chicagoans’ daily lives.

The Annual Plan and Outlook are guiding documents that are subject to change; they do not prohibit OIG from setting new priorities or initiating different projects over the course of the year, and OIG will not complete every project which appears on the plans.

OIG is accepting community feedback on the 2026 plans through December 31, 2025.

Jump to the survey for Public Safety projects

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Read the Public Safety DRAFT Annual Outlook

Read the Audit and Program Review DRAFT Annual Plan

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Public Safety Proposed 2026 Projects

OIG’s Public Safety section works to improve the effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and Chicago’s police accountability agencies, and to transform the critical relationship between CPD and the communities it serves.

For each project, indicate if OIG should prioritize it for 2026 by selecting “yes,” “no,” or “neutral.” Click an accordion to view projects in that area, hover over the ? after a project name for a brief description, or use the links above to read the full plan.

OIG’s Public Safety projects are divided into three areas of concern:

A. Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Operational Competence – 17 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

1. Hit-and-Run Crash Investigations

Yes	No	Neutral

2. Sexual Assault Investigations

Yes	No	Neutral

3. CPD Gun Turn-In Events

Yes	No	Neutral

4. Processing Property Under CPD Control

Yes	No	Neutral

5. CPD District Buildings

Yes	No	Neutral

6. CPD’s Compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Yes	No	Neutral

7. Behavioral Intervention System and Personnel Concerns Program

Yes	No	Neutral

8. Office of Public Safety Administration’s (OPSA) Operation of Medical Services for CPD Members

Yes	No	Neutral

9. CPD Clinical Counseling Services

Yes	No	Neutral

10. Early Intervention and Officer Wellness Systems

Yes	No	Neutral

11. Gender Representation and Equity

Yes	No	Neutral

12. Community and Youth Relations

Yes	No	Neutral

13. CPD Vehicle Operations

Yes	No	Neutral

14. OPSA Operational Efficiencies

Yes	No	Neutral

15. Detention Aides

Yes	No	Neutral

16. Radio Assignments Pending (RAPs)

Yes	No	Neutral

17. Operations of CPD’s Education and Training Division

Yes	No	Neutral

B. Discipline and Accountability – 5 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

18. Member Alcohol and Drug Use

Yes	No	Neutral

19. Investigations with Civil Suits

Yes	No	Neutral

20. Tactical Unit Operations

Yes	No	Neutral

21. Specialized Units

Yes	No	Neutral

22. Operations of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA)

Yes	No	Neutral

C. Constitutional Policing – 8 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

23. CPD Strip Searches

Yes	No	Neutral

24. Enforcement of the City’s “Drug House” Ordinance

Yes	No	Neutral

25. De-escalation Techniques

Yes	No	Neutral

26. Response to Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

Yes	No	Neutral

27. Response to People with Ambulatory Disabilities

Yes	No	Neutral

28. Response to Mental Health Calls

Yes	No	Neutral

29. Inventory, Use, and Impact of Military-Grade Equipment

Yes	No	Neutral

30. Narcotics Arrest Diversion Program

Yes	No	Neutral

Public Safety End

Audit and Program Review (APR) Proposed 2026 Projects

OIG’s Audit and Program Review section supports the OIG mission by conducting independent analysis and evaluation of municipal programs and operations, issuing public reports, and making recommendations to strengthen and improve the delivery of public services.

Potential APR projects are dividend onto five portfolio areas:

A. City Development and Regulatory – 6 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

1. Aldermanic Prerogative in Housing Development

Yes	No	Neutral

2. City-Owned Land Management

Yes	No	Neutral

3. Zoning Board of Appeals

Yes	No	Neutral

4. Department of Buildings Emergency Demolitions

Yes	No	Neutral

5. Chicago Animal and Care Control Dispatch and Field Operations

Yes	No	Neutral

6. Department of Environment Energy Benchmarking

Yes	No	Neutral

B. Community Services - 6 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

7. Department of Family Support Services (DFSS) Community Service Centers

Yes	No	Neutral

8. Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Accessibility Efforts

Yes	No	Neutral

9. Chicago Public Library (CPL) Strategic Plan

Yes	No	Neutral

10. Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Mosquito Abatement

Yes	No	Neutral

11. DFSS Shelter Transportation

Yes	No	Neutral

12. Equity Impacts of DFSS’s Contract Execution Timeliness

Yes	No	Neutral

C. Finance and Administration – 9 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

13. City Clerk Records Management

Yes	No	Neutral

14. Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)

Yes	No	Neutral

15. Mayoral Boards and Commissions

Yes	No	Neutral

16. Office of Budget and Management Salvage and Turnover in Hiring

Yes	No	Neutral

17. Unrecovered Costs of Athletic Events, Parades, and Outdoor Special Events

Yes	No	Neutral

18. Citywide Risk Management

Yes	No	Neutral

19. Municipal Bonds

Yes	No	Neutral

20. Language Access Ordinance Compliance

Yes	No	Neutral

21. Cash Management Policies

Yes	No	Neutral

D. Infrastructure – 6 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2025?

22. Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) Blue Cart Recycling

Yes	No	Neutral

23. Department of Water Management’s (DWM) Stormwater Management

Yes	No	Neutral

24. DSS’s Street Sweeping

Yes	No	Neutral

25. Public Building Commission of Chicago Project Case Studies

Yes	No	Neutral

26. Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Badging

Yes	No	Neutral

27. CDA Runway Safety Policies

Yes	No	Neutral

E. Public Safety – 3 Proposed Projects

Should OIG prioritize this project for 2026?

28. Chicago Fire Department (CFD) Member Wellness Support Strategies

Yes	No	Neutral

29. Life Safety Ordinance Enforcement

Yes	No	Neutral

30. CFD Personnel and Resource Deployment

Yes	No	Neutral

APR End

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