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 […]
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Chicago’s Procurement Reform Task Force Concludes Work with Unfinished Business
(Chicago) The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its evaluation of the implementation of recommendations of the Chicago Procurement Reform Task Force (PRTF). Established in 2015, PRTF identified opportunities for the City of Chicago and sister agencies to work together to establish and implement best practices for procurement operations. Over the […]
Read MoreFormer Chicago Police Department Officer Charged with Multiple Felonies
(CHICAGO) An investigation by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Bureau of Internal Affairs has led to felony charges against a former CPD officer. Jeffrey Kriv of Chicago has been charged with four counts of the felony offense of Perjury, […]
Read MoreChicago Department of Planning and Development to Add Measures for Economic Impact in Response to OIG’s Audit of Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Small Grants Program
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report on its audit of the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of its Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) Small Grants Program. OIG found a well-administered program that follows its own set of protocols for selecting and monitoring grantees but concluded that DPD […]
Read MoreCity Partially Implements Recommended Changes Per Follow-Up to Municipal Depository Designation Process Audit
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a follow-up report to its August 2021 audit of the City’s process for designating municipal depositories. Based on the Department of Finance’s (DOF) responses, OIG concludes that DOF has partially implemented the recommended corrective actions related to the audit findings. These changes help ensure […]
Read MoreLongtime U.S. ATF Leader Joins OIG as Deputy Inspector General for Investigations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) welcomes George H. Lauder as the new Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, effective December 1, 2022. Lauder brings over 25 years of professional experience in law enforcement, most recently as Assistant Director in the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, […]
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