City of Chicago Office of Inspector General

Thank you to all those who visited OIG at the Gary Comer Youth Market last week. The team had a productive time engaging with community members and witnessed the release of a weather balloon by Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Chicago researchers.

OIG is grateful for the opportunity to be part of the 2025 Chicago Budget Engagement resource fair at City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College. The team connected with City residents and employees and showcased OIG’s new Socioeconomic Data and City Services Comparison dashboard.

Are you enthusiastic about driving efficiency and effectiveness in government operations? OIG is seeking a senior performance analyst to join OIG’s Audit and Program Review section. This position conducts performance audits to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and integrity of City programs.   Apply today at https://lnkd.in/epdwdgny.

The Office of Inspector General has released an audit of the Department of Finance (DOF) administration of the City’s Workers’ Compensation program. After years of being denied access, OIG found significant improvements to the efficiency and oversight of the program since the administration was transferred to DOF.

Invite OIG to speak at your event! Inspector General Deborah Witzburg welcomes opportunities to talk to community groups, students, and leaders about Chicago government oversight and accountability. For more details, please visit https://lnkd.in/g4f-CkuD.

OIG has released a new suite of dashboards and a report on the Chicago Police Department's patrol staffing. Through OIG’s updated patrol staffing dashboards, users can view and analyze CPD patrol staffing on Beats in their neighborhoods. Report link: https://lnkd.in/gVF5Fm72 Updated dashboard link: https://lnkd.in/gQyWzQTY

Earlier this week, OIG attended the 2025 Budget Engagement Roundtable Resource Fair at Malcolm X College. The team engaged community members and showcased OIG’s new Socioeconomic and City Data Comparison dashboard. Explore the socioeconomic dashboard at https://lnkd.in/dUQ7KRFK.

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Thank you to Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability District Council 15 for inviting OIG's Deputy Inspector General Tobara Richardson, JD, CIG to speak at their meeting at the Veterans Peace Garden last week. We enjoyed the opportunity to share information about OIG's work, learn more about the work that council members Deondre' Rutues MAIO, MBA, PhD ABD, Carmelita Earls, and Karen Winters are doing, and hear ideas and concerns from the community.

ICYMI: The City Services by Address dashboard! View City services at any Chicago address, including: 🚨 Public safety information ♻️ Garbage and recycling collection days ⚠️ Street cleaning schedule 📝 Voting precinct Explore today at https://lnkd.in/dUQ7KRFK.