The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) so-called “gang database.” Rather than a unified standalone system, as publicly perceived, the Department has, over time, built a patchwork of data systems, visualization tools, and computer applications where gang information has been […]
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OIG Releases Follow-Up on the Department of Planning and Development’s Administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its March 2017 audit of the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) administration of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO). Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DPD has implemented some corrective actions, while others are partially implemented or not implemented […]
Read MoreOIG Public Safety Section Issues Recommendations to Inform and Improve the Chicago Police Department’s Internal Affairs Investigations
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a report regarding investigations conducted by the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA). The Public Safety Section regularly conducts reviews of individual closed disciplinary investigations conducted by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) and BIA. In the process of recent […]
Read MoreSignificant Activity Report: United States v. John McClendon
On February 5, 2019, John McClendon, owner and president of McClendon Holdings LLC, was indicted on federal criminal charges, including four charges of wire fraud (18 U.S.C. 1343) for defrauding the City of Chicago, by falsifying price increases in two City contracts that were secured in 2014 and 2015. The indictment alleges that McClendon won […]
Read MoreOIG Audit of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Finds Taxpayer Money Spent on Unnecessary Expenses, Issues with Personnel and Benefits Practices, and No Contingency Plan in the Event of an Attack or Disaster
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners (CBOEC) which found that the Board: spent taxpayer money on unnecessary expenses, did not extend benefits to some entitled employees, did not budget accurately for personnel nor align hiring and compensation with best practices, and […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2018 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2018 to the City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded OIG investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that […]
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