CPD has said police did not assist ICE at all during an operation when federal agents arrested 10 people at a South Loop ...

Some members of Chicago City Council are raising questions regarding the Chicago Police Department's response to ICE activity ...

The five-hour hearing focused on questions about whether Chicago Police Department brass and officers violated the city’s Welcoming City ordinance, which prohibits all city employees from assisting ...

Chicago aldermen question CPD’s role in a protest outside an ICE facility, probing whether the department violated the city’s ...

The Chicago City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights has approved a mandate for the city to investigate the ...

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council that she’ll investigate the controversial June 4 police response if ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign is facing fresh criticism for accepting a donation from a registered lobbyist — despite a ...

Following the release of the report, Witzburg her job as watchdog is needed now more than ever. She said the city of Chicago operates at an enormous “deficit of legitimacy” with its residents.

Those are the highlights of city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s latest quarterly report detailing her ongoing efforts to clean up city government and root out waste, abuse and fraud.

Ald. Matthew Martin, 47th, poses a question to Inspector General Deborah Witzburg during City Council budget hearings on Nov. 9, 2024.

Concerns raised by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg over city lawyers' handling of two police torture lawsuits amount to "thinly veiled accusations of racism," according to the city Law Department.