The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has transmitted its second quarter report for 2016 to the City Council and City officials. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from April 1 through June 30, 2016. In his cover letter Inspector General Joe Ferguson notes that the activities summarized in the report this quarter […]
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OIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of Loading Zone and Disabled Parking Sign Processes
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report in follow-up to a June 2015 audit of the City’s loading zone and residential disabled parking sign application processes. Among the 2015 audit findings, OIG reported that the City failed to collect $3.9 million in recurring loading zone fees. OIG also found […]
Read MoreOIG Advisory Suggests the City Embrace Comprehensive Risk Analysis to Address Millions in Claims Payments
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory identifying the absence of a comprehensive risk management program in Chicago and highlighting the substantial operational and fiscal benefits of implementing such a program. Based on the limited data available, OIG estimates that in 2013 and 2014 the City paid over $457.8 […]
Read MoreJury Convicts Lockport Contractor of Defrauding City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program
CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Lockport subcontractor on fraud charges for scheming to help a general contractor falsely satisfy its female hiring requirement on city of Chicago construction projects. As the owner of a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, ELIZABETH PERINO agreed to allow her company to be claimed as a subcontractor on […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Audit of Administrative Hearings
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit evaluating the timeliness of Department of Administrative Hearings’ (DOAH) case completion. OIG examined the ratio of closed to opened cases (clearance rate) and the number of days it took to close a case (time to disposition) in a given reporting period. The […]
Read MoreChicago Man Arraigned on Theft Charges for City of Chicago Ticketing Scam
Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the City of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to announce theft charges against Christopher C. Williams of Chicago for allegedly stealing money from victims and the City of Chicago under the guise that he was paying off the victims’ City of Chicago tickets and […]
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