The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its September 2019 audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) air pollution enforcement. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CDPH has fully implemented 10 out of 14 changes, substantially implemented 2, and partially implemented 2 of the […]
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City Agrees with OIG Recommendations to Improve the Five-Year Capital Planning Process and Increase Transparency
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the development and evaluation of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a “five-year schedule of infrastructure investment that the City plans to make for continued support of existing infrastructure and new development.” The audit––which was completed before the City released its latest five-year […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department and Civilian Office of Police Accountability Closed Police Misconduct Investigations Unnecessarily and Inappropriately Due to Inadequate Affidavit Procedures
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section conducted an evaluation of the use of the affidavit override in disciplinary investigations of Chicago Police Department (CPD) members conducted by CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs, CPD District and Unit accountability sergeants, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) and its predecessor, the Independent Police Review […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Department of Streets and Sanitation Is Not Enforcing Recycling in Commercial and High-Density Residential Buildings or Ensuring Proper Documentation from Private Waste Haulers
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit which finds that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) does not ensure commercial and high-density residential building (i.e., those with five or more units) owners provide recycling services as required by the Chicago Recycling Ordinance. The City is required to provide […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Bureau of Information Technology Has Substantially Addressed Most IT Investment Issues, but Still Needs to Improve Project Cost Estimates
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its December 2019 Audit of the Management of Information Technology Investments by the former Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT). Based on the response, OIG concludes that DoIT—which has since been incorporated into the Department of Assets, Information, and Services (AIS) […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Assets, Information and Services Has Made Significant Changes to Its Police Vehicle Maintenance Practices
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its September 2019 Audit of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management’s (2FM) maintenance of police vehicles. Based on its responses, OIG concludes that 2FM––which is now part of the Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS)––has fully implemented three out […]
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