May 14, 2013
On May 14, 2013, the IGO published an audit of the City’s Red-Light Camera (RLC) program. The audit found that Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) was unable to substantiate its claims that the City chose to install and maintain red-light cameras at intersections with the highest angle crash rates in order to increase safety. Additionally, … [Read More...]
May 2, 2013
On May 2, 2013, the IGO published an audit of the City’s Commission on Animal Care and Control (CACC) shelter operations. The audit found that although animals were housed for the minimum time frames required by ordinance, which provides owners a chance to reunite with their stray or confiscated pets, CACC still faces several challenges. … [Read More...]
April 25, 2013
In April 2012, the IGO published an audit of processes related to the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) grant monitoring function. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether DFSS: 1) had effective grant monitoring policies and procedures; and, 2) whether reimbursements to grantees were properly made and recorded. Based upon the … [Read More...]
April 17, 2013
The IGO’s 1st Quarter 2013 report provides a summary of IGO activity from January 1 through March 31, 2013. City law mandates that the Quarterly include certain statistics about the number, type, and duration of IGO investigations. However, to promote further transparency into IGO operations, the Inspector General ensures that the quarterly report includes summaries … [Read More...]
March 28, 2013
On March 28, 2013, the IGO published a follow-up letter to recommendations it issued the Department of Buildings (DOB) to improve DOB’s enforcement of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) requirements. The original recommendations,and City response, can be found here.
March 28, 2013
On March 28, 2013, the IGO published a six-month follow-up report of the City’s Emergency Contracting practices. The original report can be found here.
March 11, 2013
On January 30, 2013, the IGO sent an Advisory to Commissioner Choucair of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding fiscal intermediaries. CDPH transmitted their response on March 11, 2013.
February 26, 2013
On January 17, 2013, the IGO sent the Mayor’s Chief of Staff an advisory regarding the City’s Employee Indebtedness Program. The Mayor’s Chief of Staff transmitted her response to the IGO on February 25, 2013.
February 15, 2013
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) has released an audit that found the City’s Department of Water Management’s (DWM) Material Truck Haul Program (MTHP) to be generally well administered, yet still susceptible to risk of fraud. MTHP, a successor to the scandal-plagued Hired Truck Program, ensures material delivery to sewer and water … [Read More...]
February 1, 2013
The IGO published a report describing the sources and uses of funding for the 2012 Chicago North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. The IGO does not make any recommendations in the report, but instead provides the public with a simplified summary of the origin and final uses of $27.4 million the City spent on the … [Read More...]
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