Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, OIG report shows

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Original Load Date Jan. 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/city-chicago-paid-265-million-overtime-employees-may-not-have-been-eligible-office-inspector-general-report/18445413/

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The City of Chicago has paid $26.5 million dollars in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, according to the Office of Inspector General. The report found overtime was paid to more than a thousand employees who may have been ineligible. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now ...