He was a rising football star — then he met this state trooper
A dozen active-duty law enforcement officers from around the state joined the anti-government group Oath Keepers, a new investigation finds.
Extremism in the Ranks
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27 current and former CPD officers were on a leaked Oath Keepers membership list
Chicago Public Media investigated the officers in question and found many had troubling records.
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What Chicago police did when the Ku Klux Klan infiltrated its ranks
When Chicago cops joined the KKK 55 years ago, the department moved quickly to fire them.
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Chicago Police Department tolerates officers with extremist ties
A new civilian oversight panel is working with Chicago police on a policy that would bar officers from joining hate and extremist groups.
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Some Chicagoans say they experienced racism from cops on Oath Keepers list
The people who spoke with WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times say the department should rid itself of cops connected to extremist groups.
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How WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times investigated cops with ties to the Oath Keepers
Reporters with WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times filed more than 200 open records requests with the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across Illinois.
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Chicago police with extremist ties have troubling records
An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.
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Who are the Oath Keepers?
The anti-government group is best known for plotting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but its notoriety extends years earlier.
