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Entries from Chicagoist tagged with 'officeofcompliance'

May 11, 2008

You would think that after a truck license scandal that led to a former governor going to jail city and state employees might be a little more diligent about keeping potentially unsafe commercial drivers off the road -- especially those in Chicago's new Office of Compliance. But apparently Russell Baggett, the man in charge of the City of Chicago's drug testing program, didn't get the memo. Baggett has been fired after somehow excluding over 800......

Continue Reading "City Drug Testing Chief Fired for Errors"

April 21, 2008

On Thursday last week, Mayor Daley announced that Richard Rodriguez, the city's former buildings chief, would head the city's Department of Aviation. Rodriguez, a Chicago native, oversaw the reunification of the Buildings Department with the Department of Construction and Permits, a move Daley said saved the city $2 million. Daley, who split the two departments in '03, called Rodriguez "a good manager. He rolls up his sleeves, he gets involved, and it's not an eight-hour......

Continue Reading "New Leadership in City Hall"

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