Former city inspector gets year of probation for signing off on work not yet completed – Chicago Sun-Times*

Oakk Construction, of Summit, is a longtime city contractor who made millions of dollars under City Hall’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program, repairing porches and roofs for low-income homeowners. City inspector Joseph E. Garcia admitted he signed off in February 2014 on porch replacements at six homes even though he hadn’t done the inspections, prompting the city to pay $99,401 to the contractor.