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Audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health Covid-19 Contact Tracing Program: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

2021
Audit
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
City of Chicago
Pandemic

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the data privacy and cybersecurity of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 contact tracing program. Contact tracing is a disease control strategy that involves identifying persons diagnosed with COVID-19 and their...

Audit of Policies and Practices Related to Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Within the Chicago Fire Department

2021
Audit
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
City of Chicago

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit assessing the Chicago Fire Department’s (CFD) policies and practices related to discrimination and sexual harassment. The objectives of the audit were to determine if CFD’s discrimination and sexual harassment prevention, reporting, and...

Advisory Concerning the Department of Streets and Sanitation Providing Free Garbage Collection to Certain Nonprofit Entities

2019
Advisory Reports
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
City of Chicago

An OIG inquiry has determined that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) is violating the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) by providing free garbage collection service to at least 1,182 nonprofit entities. Section 7-28-235 of the MCC, effective January 1, 2016, requires all recipients of...

Advisory Concerning Inequities in Chicago’s Residential Street Infrastructure Management

2019
Advisory Reports
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
City of Chicago

A 2017 audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the City perpetuates significant inequities between wards and underfunds residential street infrastructure needs by approximately $228.8 million annually, primarily because it does not follow best practices for multi-year capital...

Advisory Concerning Tree Trimming Operations at the Bureau of Forestry

2020
Advisory Reports
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
City of Chicago

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has identified an opportunity to immediately improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s (DSS) Bureau of Forestry. The issue was identified during an OIG investigation involving the Bureau of Forestry, which is...

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