FOR RELEASE: April 9, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) practice of relieving, or “stripping,” certain members of police powers while misconduct investigations are pending. OIG found that CPD risks inconsistency in its decisions on […]
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Did you know that surplus distributions from Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds in Chicago exceeded TIF spending in 2024?
Surplus Distributions are amounts that are returned from TIF funds to the City of Chicago and other entities that would have originally received the funds from property taxes. These distributions come from annual Declared Surpluses, reflecting amounts collected and not designated for specific TIF fund use, and from Remainders at Expiration—any unspent money in a […]
Read MoreCity’s Department of Law Improperly Refused to Provide “High Profile” Hiring Records to OIG – But Then Produced Them in Response to Covert FOIA Request
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an Advisory on the Department of Law’s (DOL) Cooperation with Oversight of Its Employment Actions. OIG advised DOL that it had failed to meet its duty to cooperate with OIG’s statutory oversight of […]
Read MoreDid you know that the 2026 Chicago Appropriations Budget has a 10% decrease for the Chicago Department of Transportation compared to 2025, driven by a 12% decrease in appropriations from Grant Funds?
The annual appropriation ordinance is the final City budget as approved by the City Council. It lists the budget appropriations that each department will receive from the City for the fiscal year. Here is how to view the Chicago Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) appropriations budget for 2026 using the OIG City of Chicago Annual Appropriations […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Lack of Clarity, Transparency in the 311 Request Process, Limiting Its Potential to Improve City Services and Risking Public Distrust
FOR RELEASE: February 26, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has concluded its audit of the Office of Emergency Management and Communication’s (OEMC) management of 311 and its service request performance. The 311 system, which receives between 2.2 and 2.3 million requests each year, is […]
Read MoreDid you know that Forest Glen was the Community Area with the largest percent decrease in reported crimes from 2024 to 2025?
Forest Glen had 406 reported crimes in 2025, a 25.1% decrease from 542 reported crimes in 2024 and the largest percent decrease among all City of Chicago Community Areas. City crime data shows that in 2025, there was a total of 237,849 crimes reported for the City, down 8.7% from 260,381 crimes reported in 2024. […]
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