The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) overtime controls. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CPD has initiated a systemwide overhaul of its overtime system, but that reform is still a substantial work in progress. CPD has fully […]
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OIG Releases Advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s Predictive Risk Models
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the “Department”) risk models known as the Strategic Subject List (SSL) and Crime and Victimization Risk Model (CVRM). CPD received $3.8 million in federal grants and spent ten years developing these sequential models for predicting […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2019 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2019 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation established that a former investigator […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds the Department of Innovation and Technology Did Not Consistently Adhere to Best Practices for IT Investments
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Innovation and Technology’s (DoIT) management of the City’s investment in information technology, which found that the Department did not consistently adhere to best practices for project selection, thereby increasing the risk of projects delivering fewer benefits, costing more, […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Did Not Ensure All Rental Subsidy Program Properties Met Standards for Safe and Secure Housing
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, […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Inquiry Finds that the Public Building Commission Has Mostly Implemented Corrective Actions
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 […]
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