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Chicago Police and other Illinois law enforcement officers have ties to several white supremacist groups, most notably the Oath Keepers, who planned and staged the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

It has become clear that Chicago activists have the ability to rally allies on campuses nationwide for what once would have been a parochial concern.

The Chicago Police Department is the target of a new lawsuit filed by Black Lives Matter.