Chicago’s New Inspector General David Glockner

About this episode

Host Fran Spielman interviews newly appointed Chicago Inspector General David Glockner about his background, decades as a federal prosecutor under Patrick Fitzgerald, and lessons from major corruption cases including Rod Blagojevich, as well as his later compliance work helping Commonwealth Edison implement controls after the Madigan-related scandal. Glockner describes the IG’s role as delivering uncomfortable but objective facts and recommendations, says his relationship with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office has been constructive so far, and explains why he’s prioritizing operational areas like city procurement, CPD overtime, and accountability for violence-intervention funding rather than revisiting the revised parking meter deal.