Category Archives: Public Statements

Opening Statement of the Inspector General, the Joint Committee on Workforce Development and Audit; Committees, Rules and Ethics Opening Statement of the Inspector General, December 14, 2015 Chairs and Members of the Committee on Workforce Development and Audit and the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics: Good morning Chairman O’Connor and Chairman Harris and all the […]

Opening Statement of the Inspector General, 2016 Budget Hearings, September 30, 2015 Madam Chair and members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to be here today before the Committee on the Budget & Government Operations. I look forward to answering your questions and discussing the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) 2016 budget request. This […]

Opening Statement of the Inspector General Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety regarding Red Light Cameras, October 28, 2014 Chairman Burnett, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak this afternoon about the Office of Inspector General’s report on the Red-Light Camera program, which is a matter of great public interest […]

Opening Statement of the Inspector General 2013 Budget Hearings, October 30, 2013 Madam Chair, and members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to be here today before the Committee on the Budget & Government Operations.  I look forward to answering your questions and discussing the OIG’s 2014 budget request.  Thank you all for your […]

Inspector General’s 2013 Statement to Chicago City Council Budget Committee Madam Chair, and members of the City Council: This office’s budget request for 2014 is $5.769 million. We are proud to meet the call for a neutral budget while taking on new investigative responsibilities under the Ethics Ordinance. Identification of internal efficiencies allowed us to […]

Inspector General Joseph M. Ferguson released the following statement after reviewing the March 21, 2013 Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Ferguson v. Patton: Today, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the OIG does not have the statutory authority to enforce its own subpoenas. The Court’s opinion requires the OIG to go to the City’s Corporation […]