Chairman Ervin and Members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations. When I appeared before this committee in October 2022, for the first time as the City’s Inspector General, I told you that our 2023 budget reflected plans for growth and […]
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OIG Releases Third Quarter Report Documenting Sustained Investigations, Including PPP Loan Fraud and Ethics Violations, Review of Closed Police Disciplinary Investigations, Identification of Missed City Revenues, and More
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its third Quarterly Report of 2023, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. This report has been filed with City Council pursuant to § 2-56-120 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. “This […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Missing Data Prevents Accurate Assessment of Police Response Times to 911 Calls
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the results of its inquiry into the completeness of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) 911 call response data, as recorded by CPD and the City’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). OIG originally set out to evaluate geographic equity in CPD’s response times, […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Success in DFSS’ Procedures to Clean Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its audit of the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) outreach to encampments of people experiencing homelessness. OIG found that DFSS has found success in rapidly housing encampment residents who wish to pursue permanent housing using a “housing first” approach via its Accelerated […]
Read MoreLive Q&A with Deborah Witzburg: Enforcement of CPD’s Rules Requiring Members to Report Misconduct
Tune in for a live Q&A with Deborah Witzburg, Chicago’s Inspector General, following the release of OIG’s most recent report: Enforcement of the Chicago Police Department’s Rules Requiring Members to Report Misconduct. Watch and ask questions live (in the comments): Watch on Facebook Watch on YouTube OIG Finds Inconsistent Rules for and Underenforcement of […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Inconsistent Rules for and Underenforcement of CPD Members’ Duty to Report Misconduct; Failures Risk Perpetuation of Code of Silence
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the results of its inquiry into the enforcement of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Rules 21 and 22, which require members to report any information concerning misconduct committed by other members. OIG’s inquiry was mandated by the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago. OIG […]
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