The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued an advisory regarding a pattern in which a disproportionate number of Chicago Fire Department (CFD) retirees reported their active member badges missing or stolen within three to six months of their retirement. As stated in CFD’s general orders, badges are CFD property. Uniformed members […]
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OIG Releases Third Quarter 2021 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its third quarter report for 2021 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that a Department […]
Read MoreOIG Issues Advisory Regarding the May 2021 Roseland Pumping Station Failure
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has concluded an inquiry into the causes of the May 6, 2021, equipment failure at the Roseland Pumping Station (RPS), which caused pressure in the water main to drop, requiring the Department of Water Management (DWM) to issue a 24-hour water-boil order for much of the […]
Read MoreExplore the Office of Inspector General’s Latest Data Dashboards on TIFs, Fire Department Emergency Events, and Police Levels of Force
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Information Portal is an interactive data visualization tool that provides the public with an unprecedented means of engaging and understanding City of Chicago data. OIG’s Center for Information Technology & Analytics (CITA) compiles large data sets for statistical models, trends, predictions, and analyses that enable OIG to develop cases, conduct […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That Some City Council Committees Have Not Maintained Complete Employee Records and Allow Committee Personnel to Perform Non-Committee Duties
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of City Council committee spending and employee administration, which found that some City Council committees have not maintained complete employee records in accord with the records retention requirements of the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) and the Illinois Local Records Act. Additionally, OIG identified some committee […]
Read MoreOIG’s Second Audit of the Chicago Fire Department’s Fire and Emergency Medical Service Response Times Finds That the Department Does Not Implement Best Practices for Evaluating Response Times and Has Not Corrected Previous Data Concerns
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a second audit of the Chicago Fire Department’s (CFD) fire and emergency medical service (EMS) response times. The first audit was published in 2013. Similar to the 2013 audit’s objectives, OIG wanted to determine if CFD has goals and performance measures for fire and […]
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