Mayor Lori Lightfoot has chosen former deputy inspector general for public safety Deborah Witzburg to be Chicago’s new, $178,488-a-year watchdog in an apparent attempt to burnish her reformer ...

Witzburg began working at the Office of Inspector General in 2016, and was named deputy inspector general for public safety -- the office's No. 2 position -- in 2019.

City Council unanimously approves Deborah Witzburg as Chicago’s new inspector general Now locked into a four-year term, Witzburg is free to confront what she calls the “debt of legitimacy ...

New Chicago IG Deborah Witzburg outlines improvements she hopes to see at CPD 02:07. CHICAGO (CBS)-- Deborah Witzburg was recently confirmed as the new Chicago Inspector General, and she is ...

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to confirm former public safety watchdog Deborah Witzburg as the city’s new inspector general. She joins Reset to discuss her priorities ...

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

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has nominated Deborah Witzburg, a former high-ranking leader in the inspector general’s office, to be the city’s top watchdog. At an unrelated news conference ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's inspector general is doubling down on a proposal that would change the way City Hall interacts with her office. In February, Deborah Witzburg issued a memo, accusing the ...

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg says city attorneys are impeding her ability to conduct thorough investigations. She supports an ordinance that would limit the mayor’s ability to block ...

Deborah Witzburg, Chicago's Inspector General, is a Crain's Chicago 2022 40 Under 40 honoree ...

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg speaks during a Police Board meeting at police headquarters on June 15, 2023. Witzburg explained her position on term limits in July at a Committee on ...