Chairman Ervin and Members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations. When I appeared before this committee in October 2022, for the first time as the City’s Inspector General, I told you that our 2023 budget reflected plans for growth and […]
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Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety February 22, 2023 Statement to Chicago Public Safety Committee
To Chairman Taliaferro, Vice Chair Osterman, and Members of the Public Safety Committee: Thank you for having us. I am Tobara Richardson, and I serve as the City of Chicago’s Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. With me is the Inspector General, Deborah Witzburg. We appreciate the opportunity to come before you to discuss the […]
Read MoreDeputy Inspector General for Public Safety Nominee’s 2022 Statement to Chicago Public Safety Committee
Opening Statement of Tobara Richardson, 2022 Public Safety Committee Nomination, September 16, 2022 To Chairman Taliaferro, Vice Chair Osterman, and Members of the Public Safety Committee: Thank you for your time and consideration. It is an honor to be nominated for the position of Chicago’s Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. I am confident that […]
Read MoreOIG Statement on the Issuance of the Anjanette Young Investigation Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has concluded an investigation into the City’s handling of the aftermath of the February 21, 2019, Chicago Police Department wrong raid on the home of Chicago resident Anjanette Young. OIG’s 163-page Summary Report of Investigation (SRI) has been submitted to the Mayor’s Office, Chicago Police Department, […]
Read MoreInspector General’s 2021 Statement to Chicago City Council
OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, 2022 BUDGET HEARINGS Madame Chair and Members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations and to submit the following opening statement. Since our last annual Budget Committee hearing, OIG has continued to execute its […]
Read MoreIG Statement to the Joint Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight and Environmental Protection and Energy Regarding the Audit of Commercial and High-Density Residential Recycling Enforcement
Thank you, Committee chairs and members, for the opportunity to speak to you this afternoon about the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) enforcement of recycling requirements for commercial and high-density residential buildings—i.e., those with five or more housing units. The Chicago Recycling Ordinance requires owners or […]
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