In an effort to bolster public confidence in police, an oversight panel on Thursday advised the city inspector general to investigate the Chicago Police Department’s ties to extremist groups.
Citing “painful details” of a series by WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Yvette Loizon, a commissioner on the police oversight panel, said a new external investigation is needed to ensure any ties to hate groups are “rooted out” of the police department.
