Category Archives: Press Releases

A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, released today, found that the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) did not meet the routine inspection frequency requirements required by law. Specifically, CDPH inspected, only 3,566, or 43.9%, of high-risk establishments, such as restaurants, the required minimum of two times in 2015; only 2,478, […]

CHICAGO — The former chief executive of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison and over $2 million in restitution for paying bribes to a city official to help procure the contracts. As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., KAREN FINLEY would funnel cash and other financial […]

OIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of DFSS Homeless Services A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) follow-up report concludes that the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) continues to make improvements to its process for selecting and monitoring homeless service providers. Among the original August 2015 audit findings, OIG reported, inaccuracies in […]

CHICAGO — A former building inspector for the City of Chicago admitted in federal court today that he solicited a $300 bribe from a property owner in exchange for allowing renovation work without a permit. ROBERTO URIBE, 55, of Frankfort, demanded the bribe from an owner of a two-story building in Chicago, according to a […]

OIG Memo Regarding BOE Advisory Opinions Available Online OIG has published an October 14, 2016, memo from Inspector General Joe Ferguson to the Board of Ethics (BOE) regarding BOE’s policies for advisory opinions. The memo is available here.   ###

OIG Releases 3rd Quarter 2016 Report The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has transmitted its third quarter report for 2016 to the City Council and City officials. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from July 1 through September 30, 2016. In his cover letter Inspector General Joe Ferguson addresses recent developments in […]