Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing questions about transparency and accountability after the city's Inspector General said valuable gifts have been improperly reported and kept in a special room at City Hall.

While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that is supposed to be publicly available.

The Inspector General's office was denied access to the mayor's gift room with designer bags, cufflinks and shoes. The report calls for the mayor to end a practice where gifts accepted on behalf of the city are only logged at City Hall.

Chicago mayors Brandon Johnson and Lori Lightfoot did not report several gifts and the inspector general’s office is recommending an overhaul to an unwritten agreement dating back

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he never saw the room referred to by the Office of the Inspector General as the "gift room," where luxury gifts were stored.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked public access to a City Hall room where they said they store Gucci bags, designer cufflinks and other gifts, according to an investigation by the city’s Office of the Inspector General.

While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that is supposed to be publicly available. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.