Deborah Witzburg serves as Inspector General for the City of Chicago, having been appointed to her first term in April 2022.

2 days ago · In a memo sent Friday to the Chicago City Council’s ethics committee, city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg laid out a series of what her office characterizes as obstructions by the city’s law department and sought new legislation to buttress the OIG’s independence.. In unusually strong language for a council memo, the document alleges that the city’s …

1 day ago · In a 17-page letter to Ethics and Government Oversight Chair Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward), Inspector General Deborah Witzburg blasted the city’s Law Department, led by Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson Lowry, for slowing her office’s work to root out waste, fraud and abuse at City Hall.

1 day ago · In a scathing 14-page letter sent late last week to the head of the City Council’s Ethics Committee, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said the law departments for Johnson and other mayors ...

In a memo to the chairman of the City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said those efforts "significantly delay investigative work ...

Mar 31, 2022 · CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced her appointment of Deborah Witzburg as the next Inspector General for the City of Chicago. Since early in her career, Deborah has demonstrated her strong commitment to public service, including more than ten years in local government, most recently as Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety.

Apr 27, 2022 · Now locked into a four-year term, Witzburg is free to confront what she calls the “debt of legitimacy” created by scandals involving two indicted pols: Ald. Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Deborah Witzburg was approved Wednesday to become the city inspector general.

city council confirms deborah witzburg as inspector general CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s appointment of Deborah Witzburg as the next Inspector General for the City of Chicago was today confirmed by City Council.

1 day ago · The investigative roadblocks outlined by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg include demands by the Law Department to sit in on sensitive interviews that might embarrass the mayor and delaying the ...