The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section evaluated the demographic impacts of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) multi-stage hiring process. That process is often a lengthy one, including numerous stages designed to evaluate a candidate’s cognitive ability, physical fitness, personal background, physical and mental health, and other predictors of job […]
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Significant Activity Report: United States v. Carrie Austin
On July 1, 2021, Carrie M. Austin, Alderman of the 34th Ward, and Chester Wilson Jr., her Chief of Staff, were indicted on federal bribery offenses related to home improvements from construction contractors seeking city assistance for a development in Austin’s ward. Austin was charged with one count of conspiring to use interstate facilities to […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Has Begun Implementing Corrective Actions to Improve the Management of Housing Quality Inspections in the Rental Subsidy Program but Further Action Is Needed to Ensure Safe Housing
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund’s management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP). Based on the Trust Fund’s responses, OIG concludes that the Trust Fund has fully implemented 3 of 14 […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Police Department Has Partially Implemented Some Changes in Its Random Review Procedures for Body-Worn Camera Recordings
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its July 2019 Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s Random Reviews of Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Recordings. Based on responses from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), OIG concludes that the Department has partially implemented corrective actions; it has yet to […]
Read MoreSignificant Activity Report: United States v. Patrick Daley Thompson
On May 13, 2021, Patrick Daley Thompson, Alderman of the 11th Ward, entered a plea of not guilty to all counts at an arraignment conducted by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Thompson was indicted on federal charges, including five counts of willfully filing a false income tax return (26 U.S.C. 7206(1)) and two counts of […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program Addresses Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 contact tracing program to determine if CDPH managed privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with the collection, storage, and transmittal of COVID-19 contact tracing data in accordance with the City of Chicago’s Information Security and Technology Policies (ISTP) […]
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