Publications

Pursuant to Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) § 2-56-240(b), the Annual Report of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section provides a detailed accounting of work published by the Public Safety section in 2024 and an analysis of 2024 data.

The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inquiry into the City of Chicago’s implementation and enforcement of the Gun Offender Registration Ordinance.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department misconduct investigation log number: 2022-0005043.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department misconduct investigation log number: 2022-0003399.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department misconduct investigation log number: 2022-0004433.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department misconduct investigation log number: 2020-0001911.

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The objectives of OIG’s audit were to determine whether DHR designed and administered the Employee Assistance Program to address the needs of the City’s workforce and comply with recordkeeping requirements.

This quarterly report provides an overview of the operations of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) from January 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025, and includes information required by the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC).

Hear from Inspector General Deborah Witzburg First Quarter highlights.

On February 5, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) sent a notification to the City of Chicago Department of Law (DOL) raising questions and encouraging increased public transparency regarding DOL and outside counsel’s pursuit of motions to recuse United States District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings in two federal lawsuits in which the City is a defendant.

The Public Safety section of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) works to improve the effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and Chicago’s police accountability agencies, and to transform the critical relationship between CPD and the communities it serves.

On December 11, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) notified the City of Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) of concerns regarding a lack of public transparency surrounding extensive water main and sewer line construction work that failed to comply with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) regulations.

The Public Safety section of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General has completed a follow-up to its December 2020 “Evaluation of the Use of the Affidavit Override in Disciplinary Investigations of Chicago Police Department Members.”

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory with recommendations to the Mayor’s Office to improve transparency and accountability around gifts accepted “on behalf of the City.”