The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has transmitted its first quarter report for 2017 to the City Council and City officials. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from January 1 through March 31, 2017. Also in this quarter’s report are summaries of concluded OIG investigations, inquiries, and other activities. The report includes […]
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Inspector General Ferguson Nominates Laura L. Kunard, Ph.D.
Inspector General Ferguson Nominates Laura L. Kunard, Ph.D. for the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety The City of Chicago Inspector General has nominated Laura L. Kunard, Ph.D. for the position of Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. Laura L. Kunard, Ph.D. serves as senior research scientist for Justice Programs in CNA’s Safety and Security […]
Read MoreOIG Recommends Improvements to City’s Affordable Housing Programs
An audit released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO). OIG found that, DPD’s Lack of an Evidence-Based Strategy to Drive Investment May Have Discouraged Affordable Housing Development in High Opportunity Areas Opportunity areas are typically […]
Read MoreWillowbrook Woman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Defrauding City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program
CHICAGO — A Willowbrook woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for scheming to help a contractor falsely satisfy its female hiring requirement for city of Chicago construction projects. As the owner of a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, Elizabeth Perino allowed her company to be claimed as a subcontractor […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds City Could Not Determine Who Accessed Public Safety Cameras and Did Not Establish Operational Objectives for the Cameras
OIG Audit Finds City Could Not Determine Who Accessed Public Safety Cameras and Did Not Establish Operational Objectives for the Cameras An audit released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) management of approximately 2,700 public safety cameras, as well as its […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Only 43.9% of Restaurants and Similar Establishments Received All Required Routine Food Inspections
A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, released today, found that the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) did not meet the routine inspection frequency requirements required by law. Specifically, CDPH inspected, only 3,566, or 43.9%, of high-risk establishments, such as restaurants, the required minimum of two times in 2015; only 2,478, […]
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