Overview
- Inspector General Philip Wagenknecht confirmed Wednesday that the Chicago Public Schools Office of Inspector General has reopened an investigation into allegations that Hilario Dominguez sexually harassed a 17‑year‑old at a CPS‑linked summer program in 2017.
- A woman told the Chicago Tribune she was asked about her dating life and at one point was picked up and twirled by Dominguez while she was alone and 17, and she later criticized the OIG for not interviewing her earlier in the process.
- Dominguez has denied wrongdoing, said he will cooperate with investigators, and remains the Chicago Teachers Union‑endorsed candidate for the board presidency, with public backing from Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- Some city officials including Ald. Jeanette Taylor and other critics have urged either a faster OIG probe or an independent outside review because the CPS OIG is appointed by the mayor and the alleged victim says her concerns were not fully heard.
- The reopened case intersects with prior conduct complaints against Dominguez, shapes the final weeks before early voting for the first directly elected CPS board president, and raises questions about institutional accountability in handling staff and volunteer misconduct.