FOR RELEASE: June 3, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an inquiry into the implementation and enforcement of the City’s Gun Offender Registration Ordinance (Municipal Code of Chicago § 8-26). The ordinance requires all Chicago residents who have been convicted of specific gun-related […]
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OIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2024 Report, Documenting Fraud, Improper Influence, Self-Dealing, and “Professional Courtesy”
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its Quarterly Report for the fourth quarter of 2024, which summarizes concluded investigations, inquiries, intakes, and other operations of OIG, from October 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. This report has been filed […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Draft Annual Plans, Seeks Feedback to Prioritize 2025 Projects
FOR RELEASE: December 9, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Deanna Shoss, Communications, (773) 478-8417 The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released the draft annual plans for 2025, sharing details of over 50 proposed projects under consideration for 2025 in OIG’s Public Safety section and Audit and Program Review section. OIG invites the public […]
Read MoreOIG 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 […]
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