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 […]
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OIG 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 […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Has Begun Implementing Corrective Actions to Improve the Management of Housing Quality Inspections in the Rental Subsidy Program but Further Action Is Needed to Ensure Safe Housing
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund’s management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP). Based on the Trust Fund’s responses, OIG concludes that the Trust Fund has fully implemented 3 of 14 […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Advisory Concerning the Department of Assets, Information and Services’ Management of Municipal License Plates Registered to City Vehicles
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that the municipal license plate inventory the Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) manages does not match the Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) database of municipal plates issued to the City, with approximately 7,000 municipal license plates unaccounted for at AIS. Without an […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Police Department Has Partially Implemented Some Changes in Its Random Review Procedures for Body-Worn Camera Recordings
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its July 2019 Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s Random Reviews of Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Recordings. Based on responses from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), OIG concludes that the Department has partially implemented corrective actions; it has yet to […]
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