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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OIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2020 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report to City Council, which summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. This quarter’s report contains details of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that in the wake of the […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Department of Public Health Has Corrected Gaps in the City’s Air Pollution Permit and Inspections Program
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its September 2019 audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) air pollution enforcement. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CDPH has fully implemented 10 out of 14 changes, substantially implemented 2, and partially implemented 2 of the […]
Read MoreCity Agrees with OIG Recommendations to Improve the Five-Year Capital Planning Process and Increase Transparency
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the development and evaluation of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a “five-year schedule of infrastructure investment that the City plans to make for continued support of existing infrastructure and new development.” The audit––which was completed before the City released its latest five-year […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Chicago Police Department and Civilian Office of Police Accountability Closed Police Misconduct Investigations Unnecessarily and Inappropriately Due to Inadequate Affidavit Procedures
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section conducted an evaluation of the use of the affidavit override in disciplinary investigations of Chicago Police Department (CPD) members conducted by CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs, CPD District and Unit accountability sergeants, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) and its predecessor, the Independent Police Review […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That the Department of Streets and Sanitation Is Not Enforcing Recycling in Commercial and High-Density Residential Buildings or Ensuring Proper Documentation from Private Waste Haulers
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit which finds that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) does not ensure commercial and high-density residential building (i.e., those with five or more units) owners provide recycling services as required by the Chicago Recycling Ordinance. The City is required to provide […]
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