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A Message from the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor
Recent legislation designated the Office of Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (the “OEIG”) to serve as Executive Inspector General for the Regional Transportation Authority and its transit boards (Metra, CTA, and Pace).
Effective July 1, 2011, our Office will accept all complaints of misconduct relating to the RTA and, when appropriate, we will open and conduct investigations.
For those unfamiliar with our Office, we are an independent, non-partisan State agency established in 2003. We have conducted hundreds of investigations in a fair and impartial manner and our efforts – as illustrated by the Executive Ethics Commission’s decision in Meza v. Erwin, 11 EEC-005 – have exposed unethical conduct. In the Erwin matter, the misconduct related to prohibited political activities Ms. Erwin engaged in while serving as head of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Our investigations have also uncovered various forms of misconduct, including benefit fraud, procurement and hiring improprieties, improper use of State resources, and time abuse. In addition, our responsibilities include monitoring State employment practices, overseeing employee ethics training, and issuing revolving door employment determinations.
Our experienced and professional attorneys, investigators, and paralegals are fully committed to honest government and the highest standards of public service. We believe we are well equipped to serve Illinois citizens as Executive Inspector General for the RTA and the other regional transit boards.
We invite you to visit our website at www.inspectorgeneral.illinois.gov and encourage you to report misconduct, fraud, or abuse, related to the RTA or any other transit board. Complaints may be filed in a variety of ways, such as via our toll-free hotline (866-814-1113), telecommunications device for the disabled (888-261-2734), mail, in person at either of the OEIG’s two offices, or via our website. If you have any questions or concerns about how the OEIG will function as Executive Inspector General for the RTA, please contact us:
Chicago Office:
32 W. Randolph Street, Ste. 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-5600
Springfield Office:
607 E. Adams Street, 14th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 558-5600
Download a copy of the OEIG complaint form
English (.pdf) Spanish (.pdf)
We thank the RTA for publishing this message and look forward to serving the State in this new role.
Ricardo Meza
Executive Inspector General
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