The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the results of its inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Community-Police Mediation Pilot Program, as an alternative to resolve misconduct complaints against CPD sworn members. The pilot program, required by the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago, draws on a restorative justice model, […]
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OIG Second Quarter Report Shines Light on Ethics Investigations, Finds First-Ever Probable Cause Against Sitting Alderperson
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its second Quarterly Report of 2023, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. This report has been filed with City Council pursuant to Section 2-56-120 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Notably, […]
Read MoreOIG Finds Chicago Police Department’s Search Warrant Files Are Incomplete, Paper-based, and Decentralized, Preventing Tracking of Wrong Raids; Proposed Policy Changes May Address Some Shortcomings
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the final report in a series from its inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) service of residential search warrants. OIG found that, to date, CPD’s maintenance of search warrant files has been incomplete, paper-based, and decentralized, with records housed by individual units and, […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds Chicago Department of Public Health Does Not Enforce the Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the results of its audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) enforcement of the City’s construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling ordinance. The objective of the audit was to determine whether CDPH ensures that contractors who work on construction and demolition projects […]
Read MoreLive Q&A with IG Deborah Witzburg: Enforcement of CPD’s Rule Against False Reports
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 Chicago Police Department’s Rule Against False Reports. Watch and ask questions live (in the comments): Watch on Facebook Watch on YouTube (Or see the embedded video below) The truthfulness and credibility of police […]
Read MoreCity Code Requires Mayor to Appoint a Chief Administrative Officer; Longstanding Vacancy in that Position Contributes to Gaps in Interdepartmental Coordination
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an Advisory Concerning Interdepartmental Coordination and the City’s Administrative Officer Position. The advisory was prompted by OIG’s observations across multiple inquiries from 2019 to 2022 of poor coordination among different City departments and resulting losses of efficiency and effectiveness in City services. In a […]
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