(CHICAGO, IL – May 21, 2026) The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) welcomes David Glockner, who begins a four-year term as the newly confirmed fifth Inspector General for the City of Chicago on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Glockner’s past roles include, most recently, serving as executive vice president for compliance, audit, and […]
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OIG Audit of Metered Water Billing Finds That Errors and Poor Communication between the Department of Finance and the Department of Water Management Have Led to Billing Spikes
FOR RELEASE: May 6, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773.478.8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Water Management’s (DWM) processes for billing water use at metered properties, and for addressing customer billing issues, including billing spikes. OIG found […]
Read MoreOIG Finds the City Council Office of Financial Analysis Provided Limited Assistance to City Council in Budget Planning and Decision Making
PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the City Council Office of Financial Analysis (COFA). OIG’s objective was to determine whether COFA fulfilled its mission of providing independent financial analysis to support City Council in performing its role in the management of […]
Read MoreOIG Releases First Quarter 2026 Report, Documenting Mishandled Death Investigation, Widespread Drinking on the Clock at the Airport, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and PPP Loan Fraud
PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773.478.8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its Quarterly Report for the first quarter of 2026, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026. This report has been filed with City Council, as required […]
Read MoreCity’s Department of Law Improperly Refused to Provide “High Profile” Hiring Records to OIG – But Then Produced Them in Response to Covert FOIA Request
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an Advisory on the Department of Law’s (DOL) Cooperation with Oversight of Its Employment Actions. OIG advised DOL that it had failed to meet its duty to cooperate with OIG’s statutory oversight of […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Interference with Unannounced Inspections of City Premises, Notes Mayor’s ‘Gift Room’ Was Built After OIG Attempted to Inspect It; Mayor’s Office Declines to Take Steps to Ensure OIG’s Access to City Premises
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory with recommendations that the Mayor’s Office take appropriate steps to ensure that City premises are made available to OIG, as required by law, including issuing guidance to City departments to clarify OIG’s legal authority to access City premises. “Unannounced inspections are an […]
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