Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

OIG Audit Finds Gaps in City’s Air Pollution Permit and Inspections Program

September 16, 2019

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

OIG Audit of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management Finds That a Lack of Accurate Data Hindered the Timely Maintenance of Police Vehicles

September 11, 2019

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

OIG Audit of the Department of Law Finds Months-Long Delays in Providing Notice of Sanitation Code Violations Due to Errors in Property Ownership Data and Backlogs of Violations

September 4, 2019

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

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...