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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

How the Chicago Police Department tolerates officers with ties to extremism and what’s being done about it

The stage at Brandon Johnson’s election night party at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, April 4, 2023. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Driven by conspiracy theories and a deep distrust of the federal government, the Oath Keepers actively recruit cops and service members who are asked to disregard official orders the group deems unconstitutional.

Members have faced a litany of alarming arrests since the group was founded in 2009.

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