The Public Safety Section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review which finds that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is not in full compliance with the Video Release Policy (the Policy), which requires that the City publicly release video and audio files and certain police documents related to use-of-force incidents […]
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OIG Finds That the Department of Streets and Sanitation Does Not Meet Its Goals for Weed-Cutting, Impacting Safety and Services
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) weed-cutting program, which determined that DSS does not meet its goals for mowing all City-owned vacant land at least four times during the growing season (May 1-October 31) and addressing all overgrown weed complaints within six weeks. DSS […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Second Quarter 2020 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its second quarter report for 2020 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that the Chicago […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Has Made Changes, but Clear Financial Policies and a Formal Cost Allocation Framework Still Haven’t Been Created
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its January 2019 Audit of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners (CBOEC). Based on the Board’s responses, we conclude that CBOEC has fully implemented 5 of the 19 audit recommendations, substantially implemented 5, partially implemented 5, and not implemented 4. The […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Department of Transportation Does Not Have a Traffic Signal Management Plan and Cannot Ensure That Signals Are Optimized to Promote Traffic Safety, Reduce Congestion, or Minimize Air Pollution
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) traffic signal planning practices, which found that CDOT does not have a traffic signal management plan for the 2,834 signalized intersections it manages across the city. Additionally, CDOT has not established program objectives or performance […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department Cannot Produce All Relevant and Responsive Records in its Possession nor Ensure That it is Meeting its Lawful Obligations, Due to a Lack of Resources and Inadequate Management of Record-Keeping
The Public Safety section of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed a review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) processes for managing and producing its records for criminal prosecution and civil litigation arising out of law enforcement activities. OIG’s review found that the Department’s records management practices are inadequate to ensure […]
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