Audit finds 'significant deficiencies' at Chicago State University

May 16, 2008
State review points to no-bid contracts, inadequate records

A new audit of Chicago State University has found "significant deficiencies,'' including millions of dollars in improper no-bid contracts, an employee who was wrongly awarded a $250,000 contract and thousands of dollars in charges to a university credit card that weren't backed up with receipts. The audit, released by Illinois Auditor General William Holland, found that nearly $4.5 million of expenditures through federal programs run at the school showed no evidence of competitive bidding, and found that the school paid more than $76,000 too much for at least one item bought this way.

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