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Mayor Johnson to Form Task Force to Rid CPD of Extremist Groups, After 8 Month Delay
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg urged Mayor Brandon Johnson in July to form a task force as part of an effort to ...
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Officials Should Warn Chicagoans About Potential Threat to Drinking Water Supply, Watchdog Says
Reliably providing safe drinking water is one of the most basic and important government functions,” Inspector General ...
Andrea Kersten headed COPA, the agency that investigates Chicago police misconduct. Here's what happened before she quit.
The backstage drama days before she resigned included a threatened no-confidence vote by a city oversight panel that could ...
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Former mayors Johnson and Lightfoot accused of impeding inspector general's investigations
The investigative roadblocks outlined by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg include demands by the Law Department to sit in ...
Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
The mayor's top attorneys have insisted on sitting in on investigative interviews that might embarrass city leaders, ...
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Law Department blocks investigations to protect mayors, city watchdog claims
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg says the city's top attorney impedes investigations that may embarrass the mayor or other ...
Proximity of drinking water pipes to sewer lines poses health concerns, watchdog warns
The city’s inspector general says that sewer lines are too close to water mains, a problem the city has known about since ...
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Alderman introduces plan to punish Chicago city employees and officers for having extremist ties
The plan from Ald. Matt Martin, 47th Ward, follows growing calls for the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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Mayor and Allies Obstruct Inspector General Reforms –“Outright Hostility to Ethics and Oversight”
Close mayoral ally Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez on Wednesday delayed a reform measure championed by ethics committee chair Ald.
New Chicago Water Contamination Report Raises Concerns
In more than three dozen cases, water mains or service lines passed directly through sewer lines in parts of Chicago.
Daywatch: The cost to fix Chicago’s water mains
Good morning, Chicago. Scores of water mains throughout Chicago are too close to sewer lines, according to a new report that cautions the potential risks to public health could cost taxpayers millions ...