Politics & Government
Inspector General Finds O'Hare Airport Workers Drinking On The Job, CPD Employees Committing PPP Fraud
I.G. Witzburg's team reported eight employees at the Chicago Department of Aviation were caught drinking alcohol while on the clock.
April 16, 2026
O'Hare International Airport workers drinking on the job and Chicago Police Department employees scamming the federal government were just some of the jaw-dropping findings in the latest quarterly report from the city's inspector general.
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Inspector General Deborah Witzburg's job is to sniff out wrongdoing by city workers, and her office's first quarterly report of 2026 revealed a stunning number of findings that involve scamming, scheming, and illegally profiting from work as a city employee.
"These are people who are supposed to be on the clock, working at the airports, and instead they are drinking at bars nearby," Witzburg said.
