An audit released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO). OIG found that, DPD’s Lack of an Evidence-Based Strategy to Drive Investment May Have Discouraged Affordable Housing Development in High Opportunity Areas Opportunity areas are typically […]
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Willowbrook Woman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Defrauding City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program
CHICAGO — A Willowbrook woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for scheming to help a contractor falsely satisfy its female hiring requirement for city of Chicago construction projects. As the owner of a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, Elizabeth Perino allowed her company to be claimed as a subcontractor […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds City Could Not Determine Who Accessed Public Safety Cameras and Did Not Establish Operational Objectives for the Cameras
OIG Audit Finds City Could Not Determine Who Accessed Public Safety Cameras and Did Not Establish Operational Objectives for the Cameras An audit released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) management of approximately 2,700 public safety cameras, as well as its […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Only 43.9% of Restaurants and Similar Establishments Received All Required Routine Food Inspections
A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, released today, found that the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) did not meet the routine inspection frequency requirements required by law. Specifically, CDPH inspected, only 3,566, or 43.9%, of high-risk establishments, such as restaurants, the required minimum of two times in 2015; only 2,478, […]
Read MoreFormer Redflex CEO Sentenced to 30 Months for Corruption in the Awarding of Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Contracts
CHICAGO — The former chief executive of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison and over $2 million in restitution for paying bribes to a city official to help procure the contracts. As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., KAREN FINLEY would funnel cash and other financial […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of DFSS Homeless Services
OIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of DFSS Homeless Services A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) follow-up report concludes that the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) continues to make improvements to its process for selecting and monitoring homeless service providers. Among the original August 2015 audit findings, OIG reported, inaccuracies in […]
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