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The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2019 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation established that a former investigator […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Innovation and Technology’s (DoIT) management of the City’s investment in information technology, which found that the Department did not consistently adhere to best practices for project selection, thereby increasing the risk of projects delivering fewer benefits, costing more, […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund’s (the “Trust Fund”) management of housing quality inspections for units participating in the Rental Subsidy Program (RSP), which finds that the Trust Fund did not ensure all RSP properties met its standards for safe, sound, […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to the Public Building Commission of Chicago’s (PBC or the “Commission”) change order review and approval process, concluding that PBC has substantially implemented corrective actions related to its process and partially implemented corrective actions related to policy documentation. Our 2018 audit found […]

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its April 2018 audit of the Department of Buildings’ (DOB) complaint-based inspection operations. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DOB has partially implemented corrective actions. Our audit found that DOB did not have effective strategies for prioritizing complaint-based inspections, […]