Chicago Inspector General
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The Audit Function of the Chicago Inspector General is Crucial to Good Government
Last week the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance giving the Chicago Inspector General the power, for the first time, to investigate the Council itself. Before they passed the ordinance, however, they stripped it of the provision that would allow audit power, which the office already has for the executive branch of City government. According…
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Using the Chicago Inspector General’s HRAIL Efficiency Report as a Jumping-Off Point for More Contract Learnings
I like to read contracts generated by the City of Chicago. They help me understand how things work. I don’t mean to be coy or world-weary about that. I just mean that when we’re forced to codify what we’re willing to pay for, we expose ourselves. I also like the Office of the Inspector General…
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A Closer Look at the Summary Report for Chicago Inspector General’s Office Case #’s 09-0481 and 09-0482
I've been reading a goodly amount of sturm und drang coming from various places about a recent report from Inspector General David Hoffman calling for, among other things, the firing of City of Chicago Commissioner of Human Resources, Homero Tristan. So I decided to take a fresh look at the report at the center of…
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“I Got A Guy” and “The Lady Derivation”
Yesterday at EveryBlock we launched our first Special Report — an annotated map of addresses mentioned in the criminal complaints associated with Operation Crooked Code, a “joint investigation of the Inspector General’s Office, the U.S. Attorneys Office, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has resulted in the arrest of 15 individuals, including 7…
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Seal of the Office of the Inspector General of the City of Chicago
Seal of the Office of the Inspector General of the City of Chicago, originally uploaded by juggernautco. I art directed this seal for the Office of the Inspector General after David Hoffman was appointed to the job. Seal actually designed & created by Eric Etten. We also made the website, where you can report corruption…