Inspectors General: Chicago Among Nation’s Strongest, But Lacks Power to Publish Reports – Better Government Association

In a number of recent high-profile investigations, including probes of the Anjanette Young wrong-raid and the Hilco smokestack demolition in Little Village, the public has seen only short synopses of the inspector general’s work in the agency’s quarterly summary reports. Detailed reports can only be released at the discretion of corporation counsel, the city’s top lawyer, and only in limited circumstances.