The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section conducted an inquiry into the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) response to the protests and unrest following the killing of George Floyd in 2020. OIG found that CPD was under-prepared and ill-equipped to respond to those events, and as a result, the […]
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IG Statement to the Joint Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight and Environmental Protection and Energy Regarding the Audit of Commercial and High-Density Residential Recycling Enforcement
Thank you, Committee chairs and members, for the opportunity to speak to you this afternoon about the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) enforcement of recycling requirements for commercial and high-density residential buildings—i.e., those with five or more housing units. The Chicago Recycling Ordinance requires owners or […]
Read MoreOIG Public Safety Section Issues Urgent Recommendations on the Chicago Police Department’s Search Warrant Policies
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has issued recommendations from its ongoing programmatic inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) search warrant practices, prompting immediate action to prevent serious harm to Chicagoans stemming from so-called “wrong raids” that are a matter of pressing public concern. OIG found that CPD’s […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2020 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report to City Council, which summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. This quarter’s report contains details of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that in the wake of the […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Chicago Department of Public Health Has Corrected Gaps in the City’s Air Pollution Permit and Inspections Program
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its September 2019 audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) air pollution enforcement. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that CDPH has fully implemented 10 out of 14 changes, substantially implemented 2, and partially implemented 2 of the […]
Read MoreCity Agrees with OIG Recommendations to Improve the Five-Year Capital Planning Process and Increase Transparency
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the development and evaluation of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a “five-year schedule of infrastructure investment that the City plans to make for continued support of existing infrastructure and new development.” The audit––which was completed before the City released its latest five-year […]
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