The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to determine whether the Chicago Fire Department’s (CFD) discrimination and sexual harassment prevention, reporting, and training policies and practices comply with relevant laws and regulations. The audit also sought to assess employees’ views on the Department’s workplace environment and culture related to discrimination and sexual harassment. […]
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OIG Finds That CPD Has Made Minimal Progress in Developing a New Gang Intelligence System, and Has Not Clearly Articulated its Value or Been Adequately Transparent in its Development
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed a follow-up to its 2019 review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) “gang database.” OIG found that, while CPD’s response to the recommendations contained in the original 2019 report were centered on the creation of a new gang intelligence system, CPD […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Water Management Has Significantly Improved Its Overtime Monitoring
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Department of Water Management’s (DWM) overtime monitoring system. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DWM has fully implemented 7 of 13, substantially implemented 3, and partially implemented 3 of the corrective actions that will help […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That Chicago’s Response to George Floyd Protests and Unrest Included Breakdowns in the Mass Arrest Process, Unfulfilled Use of Force Reporting Obligations, and Operational Structure and Policy Gaps that Crippled Accountability from the Start
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section conducted an inquiry into the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) response to the protests and unrest following the killing of George Floyd in 2020. OIG found that CPD was under-prepared and ill-equipped to respond to those events, and as a result, the […]
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 […]
Read MoreOIG Public Safety Section Issues Urgent Recommendations on the Chicago Police Department’s Search Warrant Policies
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has issued recommendations from its ongoing programmatic inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) search warrant practices, prompting immediate action to prevent serious harm to Chicagoans stemming from so-called “wrong raids” that are a matter of pressing public concern. OIG found that CPD’s […]
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