[4] Hoffman lives in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago with his wife, Monique, from Downstate Alton, Illinois.

[3] After graduating from Yale, Hoffman spent three years working on Capitol Hill, where he served as press secretary and legislative assistant for foreign policy to U.S.

He received the Director’s Award in 2002 for his prosecution of 48 defendants who “rented” babies to smuggle liquid cocaine in baby-formula cans from Panama to Chicago and other cities.

[8] The mission of the Inspector General’s Office (“IGO”) is to root out corruption, waste, and mismanagement, while promoting effectiveness and efficiency in the City of Chicago.

[9] Hoffman directed a 55-person staff of attorneys, investigators, and auditors that exposed bribery, fraud and theft schemes, contracting corruption, illegal employment practices, ethics violations, and extensive waste.

[12]/ In 2009, Hoffman announced his intentions to run for the United States Senate seat held by Roland Burris after Burris, who was appointed by then Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama following Obama's election as President of the United States, announced he would not seek election to a full term.

He was endorsed by every major newspaper in the state with the Chicago Tribune calling him “an incorruptible man who tells truth to power.".