Chairman Ervin and Members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations. I will be brief in my statement this afternoon, and I look forward to your questions. Before we turn to those, I want to do two things: first, to provide […]
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OIG Urges City Council to Regulate Conduct of Members
FOR RELEASE: August 20, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communication, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an Advisory on Regulating the Conduct of City Council Members, recommending that City Council’s Committee on Committees and Rules develop clear rules and procedures by which it can meaningfully evaluate and adjudicate any Aldermanic misconduct […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Successes in CDPH’s Mental Health Equity Initiative, Some Opportunities for Improvement
FOR RELEASE: August 12, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communication, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Mental Health Equity Initiative (MHEI). The objective of OIG’s audit was to determine the extent to which MHEI mental health sites provide equitable and integrated care. […]
Read MoreAhead of 2026 Budget Planning, OIG Releases New Data Dashboard on Chicago Police Overtime, Detailing Hundreds of Millions in Overtime Spending
FOR RELEASE: July 24, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new dashboard on its Information Portal showcasing data on overtime worked by sworn members of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and associated costs. The Sworn CPD Member Overtime Summary dashboard allows users […]
Read MoreOIG Finds City’s Gun Offender Registry is Incomplete and Unreliable, with Registration Complicated and Underenforced; Urges City to Consider Costs and Benefits of Effective Administration
FOR RELEASE: June 3, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an inquiry into the implementation and enforcement of the City’s Gun Offender Registration Ordinance (Municipal Code of Chicago § 8-26). The ordinance requires all Chicago residents who have been convicted of specific gun-related […]
Read MoreOIG’s Audit of City’s Civilian Employee Assistance Program Finds Shortcomings in Design and Administration, Compromising Support for Employee Mental Health
FOR RELEASE: April 17, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773.478.8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an audit of the Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) management of its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for non-sworn City employees. The objectives of OIG’s audit were to determine whether DHR designed and administered […]
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