The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its July 2020 audit of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) weed-cutting program. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DSS has fully implemented one corrective action, partially implemented one, and has not implemented five. The purpose of the […]
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OIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Law Has Not Implemented Corrective Actions to Reduce Notification Delays Related to Sanitation Code Violations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its September 2019 audit of the Department of Law’s (DOL) process for notifying people of sanitation code violations, such as overflowing garbage containers or uncut weeds. Based on the Department’s response, OIG concludes that DOL has not implemented any corrective actions, […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Second Quarter 2021 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its second quarter report to City Council, which summarizes the Office’s activity from April 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021. This quarter’s report contains details of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that a Department of Law (DOL) […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Ward Superintendent Role Does Not Meet Shakman Exempt Requirements
The Compliance section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has concluded that the ward superintendent position within the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) does not meet the legal requirements for a Shakman Exempt designation and therefore should be subject to the standards and procedures, as well as political factor prohibitions, generally applicable under […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Human Resources Still Has Not Implemented Procedures and Policies to Ensure all City Employees are Evaluated Annually
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its October 2020 audit of the Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) management of the City’s employee performance evaluation process. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that the Department has partially implemented two, and not implemented four, of the six corrective […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department’s Multi-Stage Hiring Process Reduces Representation of Minority Candidates from Initial Application to Point of Hire
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section evaluated the demographic impacts of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) multi-stage hiring process. That process is often a lengthy one, including numerous stages designed to evaluate a candidate’s cognitive ability, physical fitness, personal background, physical and mental health, and other predictors of job […]
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