Publications

The Welcoming City Ordinance (WCO) requires the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to submit a quarterly report on its WCO compliance to the Mayor’s Office and the Office of Inspector General.

Pursuant to the Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-56-230(b)(f), the Public Safety section of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General conducts reviews of policies, procedures, and practices of the Chicago Police Board’s disciplinary hearings and decisions to determine whether discipline is “consistently and fairly applied” and to make recommendations to inform and improve its work.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2019-0000262 (OIG case number: C2024-000000232).

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2024-0003922 (OIG case number: C2025-000000192).

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2024-0003104 (OIG case number: C2025-000000506).

Pursuant to the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) §§ 2-56-030 and -230, the Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has conducted an inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) response to hate crimes and hate incidents.

This report assesses whether finalized disciplinary actions imposed on CPD members are fully and consistently implemented (i.e., the necessary steps for the relevant disciplinary action have been completed) and recorded, and whether the exercise of “options to suspension” impacts the implementation, consistency, and fairness of final discipline.

The City of Chicago has laws and policies prohibiting the City from basing employment decisions, including hiring decisions, on political factors in most circumstances.

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its June 2023 audit of Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling Enforcement.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2022-0005718 (OIG case number: C2025-000000237).

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2022-0005027 (OIG case #C2024-000000138).

By ordinance, the Compliance unit’s mandate includes the authority to review or investigate allegations of noncompliance with the Plan and related policies and procedures.

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2023-00000420 (OIG case #C2025-000000119).

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2023-0002418-19 (OIG case #C2025-000000229).

Recommendation to reopen Chicago Police Department disciplinary investigation log number: 2023-0004677 (OIG case #C2025-000000207).