The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a follow-up report to its August 2021 audit of the City’s process for designating municipal depositories. Based on the Department of Finance’s (DOF) responses, OIG concludes that DOF has partially implemented the recommended corrective actions related to the audit findings. These changes help ensure […]
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Longtime U.S. ATF Leader Joins OIG as Deputy Inspector General for Investigations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) welcomes George H. Lauder as the new Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, effective December 1, 2022. Lauder brings over 25 years of professional experience in law enforcement, most recently as Assistant Director in the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, […]
Read MoreOIG Launches Updated Dashboard on Chicago Police Department Sworn Member Misconduct Investigations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) announces the launch of an updated, user-friendly data dashboard on its information portal that allows users to search for and view the outcomes of disciplinary complaints and notifications against sworn Chicago Police Department (CPD) members. The updated dashboard allows access to data on disciplinary investigations initiated […]
Read MoreOIG Found Shortcomings in Two of the Chicago Police Department’s Strategies to Support Members’ Mental Health and Wellness
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inquiry into two Chicago Police Department (CPD) strategies to support members’ mental health and wellbeing: (1) the Peer Support Program (PSP) and (2) the responsibility of frontline supervisors to monitor their officers’ mental health and refer them to services as needed. OIG’s […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Third Quarter 2022 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its third quarter report to City Council, which summarizes the Office’s activity from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022, and contains details of concluded investigations, evaluations, audits, and other activities. When OIG investigates and sustains allegations of misconduct, it issues summary reports of […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That Shortcomings in the City’s Collection of Data Regarding Police-Related Litigation Compromise Risk Management Strategies
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed an inquiry regarding the Department of Law (DOL) and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) collection of data related to lawsuits involving CPD and its members. Based on the review of payments for settlements and judgments of CPD-involved cases from January 1, 2017 through December […]
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