Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

OIG Releases Advisory Concerning Streets and Sanitation Providing Inconsistent Free Garbage Collection to Certain Nonprofits

August 21, 2019

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

OIG Public Safety Section Finds the Chicago Police Department Has Not Complied with Requirements for Body-Worn Camera Random Reviews

July 30, 2019

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a report regarding the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) non-compliance with...

OIG Audit of the Chicago Department of Transportation Finds That the City is Losing More Than $1 Million a Year Due to Incomplete and Inaccurate Commercial Driveway Billing

July 1, 2019

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

OIG Releases Advisory Concerning Inequities in the Aldermanic Menu Program and Chicago’s Residential Street Infrastructure Management

June 13, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory following up on its 2017 audit...

OIG Follow-Up Inquiry Finds CPD’s School Resource Officer Program Has Not Fully Implemented Recommendations nor Included Community Stakeholders

June 13, 2019

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a follow-up of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD)...

OIG Follow Up on the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Management of the Public Way Finds Some Recommendations Are Not Fully Implemented

June 11, 2019

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

OIG Releases Third Annual Procurement Reform Task Force Progress Report

June 6, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed its Third Annual Progress Report on the work of...

OIG Inquiry Finds That the City Has Not Fully Implemented Several Recommendations for Improving Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency in Chicago’s TIF Program

June 3, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an inquiry into the City’s implementation of recommendations issued in...

OIG’s Chicago Public Library Audit Follow Up Finds That Staffing and Community Needs Are Still Being Ignored

May 7, 2019

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

OIG Releases Follow-Up on the Chicago Police Department’s Compliance with the FOID Card Act’s Clear and Present Danger Requirements

April 24, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed a follow-up to its April 2018...

OIG Releases First Quarter 2019 Report

April 16, 2019

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

OIG Finds a Lack of Controls and Procedural Fairness Protections in the Chicago Police Department’s “Gang Database” That Undermine Public Trust and Confidence in the Police

April 11, 2019

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or...