Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

OIG Follow-Up Finds That the Bureau of Information Technology Has Substantially Addressed Most IT Investment Issues, but Still Needs to Improve Project Cost Estimates

November 12, 2020

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

OIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Assets, Information and Services Has Made Significant Changes to Its Police Vehicle Maintenance Practices

November 10, 2020

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

OIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department Fails to Comply with Policies on Returning Members to the Field After Discharging Their Firearms

October 27, 2020

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an evaluation of the Chicago Police Department (CPD...

OIG Releases Third Quarter 2020 Report

October 16, 2020

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

OIG Audit Finds That the Department of Human Resources Has Not Prioritized Employee Performance Evaluations and Does Not Ensure That City Departments Evaluate All Employees

October 14, 2020

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

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...