The Sworn Chicago Police Department (CPD) Member Overtime Summary dashboard allows users to explore CPD overtime information by selecting a specific timeframe, unit, current member title, reason for overtime, source of overtime work, and compensation type. Users can also view the top ten CPD members or events by overtime earnings or overtime hours. Click […]
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David Glockner Begins Term as the City of Chicago’s Fifth Inspector General
(CHICAGO, IL – May 21, 2026) The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) welcomes David Glockner, who begins a four-year term as the newly confirmed fifth Inspector General for the City of Chicago on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Glockner’s past roles include, most recently, serving as executive vice president for compliance, audit, and […]
Read MoreOIG Audit of Metered Water Billing Finds That Errors and Poor Communication between the Department of Finance and the Department of Water Management Have Led to Billing Spikes
FOR RELEASE: May 6, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773.478.8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Water Management’s (DWM) processes for billing water use at metered properties, and for addressing customer billing issues, including billing spikes. OIG found […]
Read MoreDid you know that City Council, the Office of the Mayor, and the Chicago Police Department have the highest number of active Shakman Exempt employees among all City Departments?
In 1972, the first of three Shakman consent decrees were entered by a federal court to eliminate improper political patronage in the City’s employment practices. Certain positions are exempt from those rules and are designated as “Shakman Exempt.” The OIG City Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard displays the Number of Employees for displayed data and Alphabetic […]
Read MoreOIG Finds the City Council Office of Financial Analysis Provided Limited Assistance to City Council in Budget Planning and Decision Making
PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the City Council Office of Financial Analysis (COFA). OIG’s objective was to determine whether COFA fulfilled its mission of providing independent financial analysis to support City Council in performing its role in the management of […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Department of Finance Lacks Tools for Managing and Addressing City Debt; At Least $8.1 Billion in Outstanding Debt Owed to the City
FOR RELEASE: April 16, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Finance’s (DOF) management of outstanding debt owed to the City of Chicago, and found that DOF lacks foundational management tools for addressing the overall amount of outstanding […]
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