FOR RELEASE: April 15, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its first Quarterly Report of 2024, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024. This report has been filed with City Council, […]
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OIG Advisory Advises Mayor that Complaint-Based Approach to Service Delivery Costs More, May Perpetuate Disparities
FOR RELEASE: March 6, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an Advisory concerning the City’s complaint-based approach to providing services. Specifically, OIG has encountered multiple instances across different inquiries of inefficiencies resulting from the City’s reliance on complaints as its principal basis for […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2023 Report Documenting Sustained Investigations for Ethics Ordinance Violations, Theft, Misuse of Resources, and More
FOR RELEASE: January 16, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 Click here to hear from Inspector General Deborah Witzburg on 2023 Fourth Quarter Report highlights: https://youtu.be/JCvhS_rVshA The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Friday its Fourth Quarterly Report of 2023, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-up Finds Improvements in the Department of Planning and Development’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Small Grants Program
FOR RELEASE: January 4, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a follow-up report to its December 2022 audit of the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of its Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) Small Grants Program, which provides grants of up to $250,000 […]
Read MoreOIG Released from Obligations Under Consent Decree; First Component of City Government to Achieve and Maintain Full Compliance
FOR RELEASE: December 27, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The federal court overseeing the City of Chicago’s compliance with the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago has found the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) and its Public Safety section in full and effective compliance with all applicable material requirements. The court has entered an order […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-up Finds Improvements in Implementation of City’s Video Release Policy Following Chicago Police Department Use of Force Events
FOR RELEASE: December 20, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a follow-up to its 2020 inquiry into the City’s compliance with its Video Release Policy (VRP), for the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) use of force incidents. To fully assess compliance with the VRP […]
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