City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General
Recent News About City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General
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City Clerk employee pocketed "six-figures" in cash from city sticker sales: Report
A former employee of the Chicago City Clerk's office has been accused of embezzling over $100,000 in cash payments made for city stickers. The alleged theft was discovered after a detailed analysis of City Clerk records related to sticker sales and a review of video footage from over-the-counter transactions, according to a quarterly report released by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg.
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Audit finds faults throughout Chicago's affordable housing program
Chicago has failed to develop a strategy regarding affordable housing development, required no land for such housing in ideal areas in the last decade, and can't explain what happened to $4.5 million earmarked for construction of affordable housing units, an audit revealed recently.