The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its January 2018 audit evaluating the design and implementation of the Chicago Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) management of construction in the public way. Based on the Department’s response, OIG concludes that CDOT has made progress, but more work remains to fully […]
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OIG Releases Third Annual Procurement Reform Task Force Progress Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed its Third Annual Progress Report on the work of the Procurement Reform Task Force (PRTF). The Chief Procurement Officer Committee’s 2018 Annual Report indicated that its Participating Members had fully addressed 23 recommendations and partially addressed the remaining 8. OIG concludes that the Participating […]
Read MoreOIG Inquiry Finds That the City Has Not Fully Implemented Several Recommendations for Improving Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency in Chicago’s TIF Program
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an inquiry into the City’s implementation of recommendations issued in 2011 by the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Reform Panel. OIG found that the City only partially implemented the Panel’s recommendations and urges the new administration to revisit the recommendations that were not fully implemented […]
Read MoreOIG’s Chicago Public Library Audit Follow Up Finds That Staffing and Community Needs Are Still Being Ignored
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow up to its May 2018 audit evaluating the design and implementation of the Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) staffing plan (the “plan”). Based on the Department’s response, OIG concludes that CPL has not fully implemented any of the four corrective actions recommended. The […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Follow-Up on the Chicago Police Department’s Compliance with the FOID Card Act’s Clear and Present Danger Requirements
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed a follow-up to its April 2018 evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) compliance with reporting requirements under the Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card Act (the Act). Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CPD has fully implemented corrective actions. […]
Read MoreOIG Releases First Quarter 2019 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its first quarter report for 2019 to the City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from January 1, 2019, through March 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded OIG investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that […]
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