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City Paid Tens of Millions in Overtime to Potentially Ineligible Employees, OIG Finds

FOR RELEASE: January 21, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an advisory sent to the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Department of Finance (DOF) alerting them that from 2020 through 2024, the City paid $26.5 million in overtime to potentially ineligible […]

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OIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2025 Report, Documenting Ethics Ordinance Violations, Improper Campaign Contributions, and more PPP Loan Fraud by City Employees

FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its Quarterly Report for the fourth quarter of 2025, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. This report has been filed […]

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New OIG Data Dashboard Shows Constellation of Relationships of Chicago Police Department Sworn Members Co-Accused in Misconduct Complaints

FOR RELEASE: January 13, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published a Chicago Police Department (CPD) Complaint Register Network data dashboard, allowing users to view complaints against CPD sworn members in relationship to others with whom they have been co-accused. This dashboard augments OIG’s […]

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OIG Finds Inconsistent and Poorly Documented Discipline Implemented for Chicago Police Department Members Following Findings of Misconduct

FOR RELEASE: December 16, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) disciplinary process to assess whether finalized disciplinary actions imposed on CPD members are fully and consistently implemented and recorded. Discipline for sworn CPD members is […]

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OIG 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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