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Follow-Up of OIG’s Audit on Evaluating and Setting User Fees Finds That the City Has Made Improvements But Will Not Increase Transparency or Full-Cost Analyses

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its 2018 audit of the City’s process for evaluating and setting user fees. Based on the Department’s responses, we conclude that the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has fully implemented four of the eight corrective actions related to the audit […]

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OIG Audit Finds That the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center Cannot Reliably Determine Whether It’s Reducing Youth Recidivism in Chicago, Due to Inadequate Record-Keeping and a Lack of Collaboration Between Chicago Police Department and Department of Family and Support Services

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (JISC). JISC is a partnership between the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) implemented to divert youth who are arrested for low-level offenses away from the juvenile justice system. […]

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OIG Follow-Up Report Finds That the Chicago Police Department Has Taken Corrective Actions Concerning Overtime Management, But Need for Reform Still Remains

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) overtime controls. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CPD has initiated a systemwide overhaul of its overtime system, but that reform is still a substantial work in progress. CPD has fully […]

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OIG Releases Advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s Predictive Risk Models

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the “Department”) risk models known as the Strategic Subject List (SSL) and Crime and Victimization Risk Model (CVRM). CPD received $3.8 million in federal grants and spent ten years developing these sequential models for predicting […]

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OIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2019 Report

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2019 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation established that a former investigator […]

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OIG Audit Finds the Department of Innovation and Technology Did Not Consistently Adhere to Best Practices for IT Investments

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Innovation and Technology’s (DoIT) management of the City’s investment in information technology, which found that the Department did not consistently adhere to best practices for project selection, thereby increasing the risk of projects delivering fewer benefits, costing more, […]

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