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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Cops with ties to Oath Keepers are a ticking time bomb for Chicago

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. At least 27 current and former Chicago police officials appeared in leaked rosters for the Oath Keepers, an anti-government group that played a central role in the riot. (John Minchillo/AP file)

Too frequently for comfort, the Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Police Department is riven with cops sworn to uphold the law but who have joined or are consorting with groups whose views are inimical to proper law enforcement and the public good.

One such group is the Oath Keepers, which has ties to far-right extremists (“Chicago police with extremist ties have troubling records” — Oct. 22-24 editions).

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