Cook County Inspector General Quarterly Reports on Investigations

Quarterly reports from the Independent Inspector General detail the number and type of investigations into corruption, fraud, waste, and misconduct within Cook County government. The reports chronicle investigations initiated, concluded, or pending, and track recommendations made to department heads and elected officials. Data is released quarterly on the 15th of January, April, July, and October.

Use Cases

• Analyzing investigation trends over time using the Quarter and Fiscal Year columns.
• Tracking the issuance and timeliness of reports using the Date Issued column.
• Accessing the full report documents for detailed review using the Link column.

Strengths

• Reports are released on a consistent quarterly schedule (January, April, July, October 15th).
• Data covers multiple investigation types including corruption, fraud, waste, and misconduct.
• Reports include statuses for investigations (initiated, concluded, pending) and recommendations.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov

Collection Method

Quarterly reports submitted by the Independent Inspector General to the President and County Board.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 14:58:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cook County, Illinois, USA