Category Archives: Press Releases

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund’s (the “Trust Fund”) management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP), which finds that the Trust Fund did not ensure all RSP properties met its standards for safe, sound, […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to the Public Building Commission of Chicago’s (PBC or the “Commission”) change order review and approval process, concluding that PBC has substantially implemented corrective actions related to its process and partially implemented corrective actions related to policy documentation. Our 2018 audit found […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its April 2018 audit of the Department of Buildings’ (DOB) complaint-based inspection operations. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DOB has partially implemented corrective actions. Our audit found that DOB did not have effective strategies for prioritizing complaint-based inspections, […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds the opportunity to immediately improve the effectiveness and efficiency at the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) Bureau of Forestry. OIG’s advisory found that DSS currently trims trees using a reactive, 311 request-based approach. As such, the City relies on […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its third quarter report for 2019 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that a Chicago […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds that Chicago Police Department (CPD) members have been violating the Municipal Code of Chicago, which prohibits the parking of any vehicle in a fire lane, under the lowest portion of fire escapes, and on the same side of any exit […]