
Chicago is undergoing significant political and leadership changes. The city will soon have a new mayor and there is an ongoing search for the Chicago Police Department’s next superintendent. Those who hold these two offices will set the tone and agenda for law enforcement.
Among their many public safety priorities should be one that seems not to have been shared by prior leadership: Ensuring that the ranks of the police department are free of officers connected to far-right groups that have ties to known white supremacist groups.