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

Police with extremist ties are a clear and present danger to normal society and responsible law enforcement, a Hyde Park letter writer says.

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Hope Academy, Chicago’s only Class 1A playoff team, is a family affair

The Eagles open the postseason at 2 p.m. Saturday against Peru St. Bede (5-4) at Altgeld Park on the West Side.

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Senate President Don Harmon gives back red-light camera company’s campaign cash after Sun-Times report

His spokesman says it was an “oversight” that Harmon’s campaign funds took the money after the Oak Park Democrat voted to ban contributions from red-light camera operators.

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Weatherspoon era will be defined by defense

On top of being a five-time All-Star, Weatherspoon was named Defensive Player of the Year in the league’s first two seasons (1997, 1998.) Her team, she said, will hang their hats on the defensive side of the ball. Weatherspoon already has players that can fulfill those expectations.

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Chicago police oversight panel to push new outside investigation into cops with extremist ties

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will vote Thursday on asking the city’s inspector general to investigate cops named on an Oath Keepers list.

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Afternoon Edition: CPD vows to root out officers with extremist ties

Plus: Suspect in teacher’s murder arrested, the state of Chicago’s music scene and more.

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Backing ban on red-light camera campaign cash, then taking the money is just hypocrisy

Sure, the amounts some state lawmakers accepted were relatively small sums and dispersed before the reform bill was signed into law. But no means no.

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More work awaits Sky after introduction of new coach Teresa Weatherspoon

The execution of the Sky’s vision — in conjunction with Weatherspoon’s hire — hinges on another major decision: who the franchise hires as its first individual general manager.

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Chicago’s top cop vows ‘stringent’ efforts to root out officers with extremist ties after investigation by WBEZ, Sun-Times

Supt. Larry Snelling and other brass did not explain the department’s lack of action since a membership list was leaked two years ago.

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He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

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Afternoon Edition: Who are the Oath Keepers?

Plus: A child mourned in Englewood, a twist in an $11M unclaimed estate saga and more.

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Israel could see political fallout in wake of Hamas attack, Emanuel says

“You’ve got to look at history in Israel,” Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor now serving as ambassador to Japan, told the Sun-Times. “It’s pretty clear how the public reacts ... when it comes to protecting Israel.”

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What Chicago police did when the Ku Klux Klan infiltrated its ranks

When Chicago cops joined the KKK 55 years ago, the department moved quickly to fire them.

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Shot fired, crowd maced at pro-Palestinian protest outside Israeli solidarity event in Skokie

The melee unfolded when protesters demonstrated outside an event called to show solidarity with Israel at a banquet hall in Skokie near the border with Lincolnwood Sunday evening. In addition to protestors, a Chicago police officer and a Sun-Times reporter were hit by pepper spray.

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Chicago police officers with ties to extremist Oath Keepers stay on the force. Some have troubling records.

An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.

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No. 2 Loyola snaps top-ranked Mount Carmel’s 22-game winning streak

The Ramblers stuffed a potential game-tying two-point conversion in the final minutes.

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Son of Chicagoans, Hersh Goldberg-Polin among five Hamas hostages with Illinois ties

The parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin were raised in Chicago. Of the 12 U.S. citizens seized by Hamas, five have Illinois connections — more than previously known.

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Corliss among 20 Public League schools benefitting from co-op football teams this season

As enrollments continue to diverge among the schools under the Public League football umbrella — which includes both traditional Chicago Public Schools and charters — coops are seen as an increasingly viable way to help grow the sport.

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St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic to Ian Willis connection keeps Nazareth stuck on four wins

Milivojevic, who is committed to Ball State, was 15-for-20 for 234 yards and the two TDs to Willis. He also ran for a score, giving him 31 combined touchdowns this season.

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Migrant tent protest leader condemns attack against alderperson in Brighton Park as demonstrations go on

The protest, which entered its second day Friday outside the proposed migrant camp site, is the latest development in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s efforts to address the influx of South American asylum-seekers.

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Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago names new leadership, eyes increased program awareness for Black artists

“So many artists have said we didn’t even know the alliance existed.” said Charlique Rolle, the group’s new president.

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Bears rookie Tyson Bagent, minding his own business, creates a massive debate

Bears fans have their opinions on the backup QB vs. Justin Fields.

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Three preseason-ranked high school football teams making a Week 9 playoff push

There are nearly 30 area teams hoping to pick up a fifth victory this week and a spot in the Illinois High School Association state playoffs,

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Afternoon Edition: After being tracked by a stranger, couple sues Apple

Plus: Why the city wants your food scraps, advice for a 92-year-old looking for a companion and more.

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Chicago’s Department of Environment is back, but needs to get bigger

Resurrecting the department is a wise first step, but it needs enough staff to meet the city’s many challenges at a time of climate change and other environmental concerns.

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