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Statewide: Extremism on the police force

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A months-long investigation from WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has looked into police officers whose names were on a leaked extremist group's membership list.

The Oath Keepers have ties to the Jan. 6 insurrection. But the list found both current and former officers have ties to the organization.

Dan Mihalopoulos reports on interactions with those individuals and what it means for trust and policing in some communities.

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