Inspector General Deborah Witzburg answers question from Ethics Chair Matt Martin, 47th Ward alderperson, during budget hearings on Nov. 9, 2024. [Livestream]

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has cut three percent of its non-personnel budget and slashed three vacancies in doing its part to help close Chicago’s nearly $1 billion budget gap heading into 2025, alderpeople were told Saturday.