Category Archives: Press Releases

A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) follow-up report concludes that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) continues to make significant improvements to its garbage collection efficiency in response to OIG’s April 2015 audit findings and recommendations. Among the original April 2015 audit findings, OIG reported that DSS, lacked the data it […]

CHICAGO – The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts. A jury in January convicted JOHN BILLS, 55, of Chicago, on all counts against him. The conviction included nine counts of mail […]

OIG Advisory Determines IPRA Reporting Inaccurate and Incomplete In an advisory released today, the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that the Independent Police Review Authority’s (IPRA) public reporting of officer use of force was inaccurate and incomplete prior to 2015. Specifically, OIG determined that the numbers provided in IPRA’s quarterly reporting […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Finance’s (DOF) billing for emergency medical services (EMS) provided by the Chicago Fire Department. Based on the audit results, OIG concluded that DOF bills issued for emergency medical transports were accurate, but that the Department failed to bill […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has transmitted its second quarter report for 2016 to the City Council and City officials. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from April 1 through June 30, 2016. In his cover letter Inspector General Joe Ferguson notes that the activities summarized in the report this quarter […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report in follow-up to a June 2015 audit of the City’s loading zone and residential disabled parking sign application processes. Among the 2015 audit findings, OIG reported that the City failed to collect $3.9 million in recurring loading zone fees. OIG also found […]