Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

OIG Finds That the Civilian Office of Police Accountability Is Not in Compliance with the City’s Video Release Policy for Use-of-Force Incidents

September 15, 2020

The Public Safety Section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review which finds that the Civilian...

OIG Advisory Finds That COPA’s Process for Administratively Terminating Disciplinary Investigations Contains Inconsistencies and Inaccuracies

September 10, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has released an advisory to the Civilian...

OIG Finds That the Department of Streets and Sanitation Does Not Meet Its Goals for Weed-Cutting, Impacting Safety and Services

July 23, 2020

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) weed-cutting program,...

OIG Releases Second Quarter 2020 Report

July 16, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its second quarter report for 2020 to City...

OIG Makes Recommendations to Ensure that Disciplinary Investigations by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs Are More Effective, Transparent, and Accurate

June 30, 2020

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued recommendations to inform and improve disciplinary investigations conducted...

OIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Has Made Changes, but Clear Financial Policies and a Formal Cost Allocation Framework Still Haven’t Been Created

June 30, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its January 2019 Audit of...

OIG’s Advisory Concerning the City of Chicago’s Data Portal Found Problems with Accuracy, Consistency, and Overall Usability

June 30, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds that the City did...

OIG Finds That the Chicago Department of Transportation Does Not Have a Traffic Signal Management Plan and Cannot Ensure That Signals Are Optimized to Promote Traffic Safety, Reduce Congestion, or Minimize Air Pollution

June 17, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Department of Transportation’s...

OIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department Cannot Produce All Relevant and Responsive Records in its Possession nor Ensure That it is Meeting its Lawful Obligations, Due to a Lack of Resources and Inadequate Management of Record-Keeping

June 10, 2020

The Public Safety section of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed a review of the...

IG Ferguson Nominates Deborah Witzburg as the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety

May 20, 2020

The City of Chicago Inspector General has nominated Deborah Witzburg for the position of Deputy Inspector General for Public...

OIG’s Audit of the Department of Water Management’s Monitoring of Overtime Finds That Despite Policies, Resources Were Not Being Utilized Effectively

March 25, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Water Management’s...

Follow-Up of OIG’s Audit on Evaluating and Setting User Fees Finds That the City Has Made Improvements But Will Not Increase Transparency or Full-Cost Analyses

March 10, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its 2018 audit of the...