May 15, 2012
On May 4, 2012, the IGO transmitted a report to the City concerning the development of an abandoned plan to mount cameras on the City’s street sweepers in order to automatically issue tickets for parked vehicles obstructing regularly scheduled street sweeping. The IGO provided this report to ensure that the research and implementation efforts already … [Read More...]
April 20, 2012
The IGO received a request for comment on the proposed Infrastructure Trust. Click on the link to the right to read the IGO response.
April 20, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) has transmitted its first quarter report for 2012 to the City Council and City officials. Available on the IGO website, the report provides a summary of IGO activity from January 1 through March 31, 2012. City law mandates that the Quarterly include certain statistics about the … [Read More...]
April 4, 2012
For a printer-friendly version of this analysis, click here. The Inspector General’s Office has conducted an analysis of property taxes billed to property owners in Special Service Area (SSA) taxing districts that overlap with Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts.[1] The analysis found that over 80% of SSAs overlapped with TIF districts in 2010 and 2011 … [Read More...]
April 3, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) published an audit of the City’s Department of Family & Support Services (DFSS) grant monitoring practices. The audit reviewed DFSS’ policies and procedures for managing grants made to delegate agencies. The audit focused on procedures in place during 2010 and found that despite some deficiencies, DFSS’ … [Read More...]
March 29, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General and the United States Attorney’s Office announced that a former City employee was sentenced to one year and one day in prison today after having been found guilty of two counts of bribery. In November 2011, Dominick Owens, of Chicago, was found guilty of accepting two separate … [Read More...]
March 8, 2012
The IGO published a report concluding that the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) wasted at least $171,000 on GPS service contracts that it failed to utilize. The IGO report details failure of management oversight and underutilization of resources, which spanned the terms of three CDA commissioners and involved multiple employees from the top down. In … [Read More...]
February 23, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) today published recommendations made to the City Comptroller and the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding efficiency in operations and loss prevention. Recommendations and Response Regarding Cashiering The IGO recently conducted an investigation into allegations of theft at a Department of Revenue … [Read More...]
February 9, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) published an audit of the City’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Business License Process. The audit focused on the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. “IGO auditors found that BACP’s license issuance operations were effective and efficient,” said Inspector General Joe … [Read More...]
January 23, 2012
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) has transmitted its fourth quarter report for 2011 to the City Council and City officials. Available on the IGO website, the report provides a summary of IGO activity from October 1 through December 31, 2011. Highlights from IGO misconduct investigations include: 1) The IGO found that … [Read More...]
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