On July 1, 2021, Carrie M. Austin, Alderman of the 34th Ward, and Chester Wilson Jr., her Chief of Staff, were indicted on federal bribery offenses related to home improvements from construction contractors seeking city assistance for a development in Austin’s ward. Austin was charged with one count of conspiring to use interstate facilities to […]
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OIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Has Begun Implementing Corrective Actions to Improve the Management of Housing Quality Inspections in the Rental Subsidy Program but Further Action Is Needed to Ensure Safe Housing
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund’s management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP). Based on the Trust Fund’s responses, OIG concludes that the Trust Fund has fully implemented 3 of 14 […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Advisory Concerning the Department of Assets, Information and Services’ Management of Municipal License Plates Registered to City Vehicles
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that the municipal license plate inventory the Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) manages does not match the Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) database of municipal plates issued to the City, with approximately 7,000 municipal license plates unaccounted for at AIS. Without an […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Police Department Has Partially Implemented Some Changes in Its Random Review Procedures for Body-Worn Camera Recordings
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its July 2019 Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s Random Reviews of Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Recordings. Based on responses from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), OIG concludes that the Department has partially implemented corrective actions; it has yet to […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Disciplinary Grievance Procedure for Chicago Police Department Members Lacks Transparency and Consistency
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the disciplinary grievance procedure for members of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and found that it suffers from deficits of transparency and consistency, and that there are significant shortcomings in practices and outcomes. The disciplinary grievance procedure is complex and […]
Read MoreOIG Statement Regarding Complaint Archive Ordinance Proposal
In April 2021, Inspector General Joseph Ferguson and Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety Deborah Witzburg testified before the City Council regarding a proposed ordinance which would enable the Office of Inspector General to create of a public repository of police disciplinary records. That legislation––crafted by Ald. Scott Waguespack in collaboration with police and government […]
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