The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an inquiry into the City’s implementation of recommendations issued in 2011 by the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Reform Panel. OIG found that the City only partially implemented the Panel’s recommendations and urges the new administration to revisit the recommendations that were not fully implemented […]
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OIG’s Chicago Public Library Audit Follow Up Finds That Staffing and Community Needs Are Still Being Ignored
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow up to its May 2018 audit evaluating the design and implementation of the Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) staffing plan (the “plan”). Based on the Department’s response, OIG concludes that CPL has not fully implemented any of the four corrective actions recommended. The […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Follow-Up on the Chicago Police Department’s Compliance with the FOID Card Act’s Clear and Present Danger Requirements
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed a follow-up to its April 2018 evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) compliance with reporting requirements under the Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card Act (the Act). Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CPD has fully implemented corrective actions. […]
Read MoreOIG Releases First Quarter 2019 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its first quarter report for 2019 to the City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from January 1, 2019, through March 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded OIG investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that […]
Read MoreOIG Finds a Lack of Controls and Procedural Fairness Protections in the Chicago Police Department’s “Gang Database” That Undermine Public Trust and Confidence in the Police
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) so-called “gang database.” Rather than a unified standalone system, as publicly perceived, the Department has, over time, built a patchwork of data systems, visualization tools, and computer applications where gang information has been […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Follow-Up on the Department of Planning and Development’s Administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its March 2017 audit of the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO). Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DPD has implemented some corrective actions, while others are partially implemented or not implemented […]
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