A police oversight panel will vote this week to urge the city’s top watchdog to investigate extremism within the Chicago Police Department following a recent series by WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a civilian-led panel with broad oversight powers, will vote Thursday whether to recommend the city’s Office of the Inspector General “investigate recent allegations of officer involvement with extremists or hate-based organizations,” according to the agenda for its monthly meeting.
