Category Archives: Press Releases

FOR RELEASE: October 15, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its Quarterly Report for the third quarter of 2024, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from July 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. This report has been filed […]

FOR RELEASE: September 24, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a descriptive explainer on the rules in place to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes with City government, and loopholes in the law which compromise its purpose. “City Hall is not for sale. Political campaign contributions […]

FOR RELEASE: September 10, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory report identifying failures in the City’s monitoring of concessionaire agreements for compliance with minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) participation requirements, specifically highlighting undetected non-compliance with those requirements in the 2008 […]

FOR RELEASE: July 31, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an audit of the Department of Finance’s (DOF) administration of the City’s civilian Workers’ Compensation program; administration of that program has improved since DOF took it over from former Alderperson Edward Burke’s City […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an update to its suite of Sworn Chicago Police Department (CPD) Members data dashboards, along with an accompanying report, Staffing: Sworn Chicago Police Department Members Assigned with Patrol Duties. A longtime resource to media and others looking to understand CPD member presence in Chicago’s […]