Press Releases – Office of Inspector General

OIG Follow-Up Inquiry Finds that the Public Building Commission Has Mostly Implemented Corrective Actions

November 26, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to the Public Building Commission of Chicago’s (PBC...

OIG Follow-Up Inquiry Finds That the Department of Buildings Partially Implemented Corrective Actions, But Still Has Data Issues Regarding Complaint-Based Inspections

November 19, 2019

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

OIG Releases Advisory Concerning the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s Tree Trimming Services Throughout the City

October 30, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds the opportunity to immediately...

OIG Releases Third Quarter 2019 Report

October 16, 2019

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

OIG Releases Advisory Concerning the Chicago Police Department’s Preferential Parking and Misuse of Parking Placards

October 8, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds that Chicago Police Department (CPD) members...

OIG Releases 2020 APR Draft Audit Plan for Public Comment

September 30, 2019

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit and Program Review Section (APR) has published a draft of...

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...