Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

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...

OIG Audit Finds That the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center Cannot Reliably Determine Whether It’s Reducing Youth Recidivism in Chicago, Due to Inadequate Record-Keeping and a Lack of Collaboration Between Chicago Police Department and Department of Family and Support Services

February 25, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Juvenile Intervention and Support...

OIG Follow-Up Report Finds That the Chicago Police Department Has Taken Corrective Actions Concerning Overtime Management, But Need for Reform Still Remains

February 3, 2020

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

OIG Releases Advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s Predictive Risk Models

January 23, 2020

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD...

OIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2019 Report

January 16, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2019 to City...