Ordinance Aims to Kick Cops with Extremist Ties Out of Chicago Police Department

City Council panel advances ban on cops joining Proud Boys, other extremist groups – Chicago Sun-Times

The proposal from Ald. Matt Martin would ban Chicago cops from engaging in “extremist activities,” defined in the measure as any attempt to overthrow any level of U.S. government through violence or “unconstitutional means.” The prohibition also applies to the planning, execution or “material support” of hate crimes.

Chicago alders target extremist activity among CPD officers

The Chicago City Council is weighing an ordinance that would ban members of the police department from participating in extremist activity.

Ordinance aims to kick cops with extremist ties out of Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO — Aldermen advanced an ordinance Monday aimed at forcing officers with ties to extremist groups out of the Chicago Police Department. The ordinance would prohibit police from participating in radical extremist and hate groups like the Three Percenters or…

City Council panel advances ban on cops joining Proud Boys, other extremist groups

A measure aimed at rooting out Chicago police officers with ties to extremist, anti-government groups like the far-right Proud Boys or Oath Keepers is set for a City Council vote as early as Wednesday.That’s after the 17th version of the measure passed the council’s Workforce Development Committee by a 6 to 3 vote on Monday, with some debate.The proposal from Ald. Matt Martin (47th) would ban Chicago cops from engaging in “extremist activities,”…

Ordinance aims to kick officers with extremist ties out of Chicago Police Department

Aldermen advanced an ordinance Monday aimed at forcing officers with ties to extremist groups out of the Chicago Police Department.

Key City Panel Advances Push to Rid CPD of Officers With Ties to Extremist Groups

The City Council’s Workforce Development Committee advanced the measure after a lengthy debate over whether all city employees, not just CPD members, should be banned from “actively participating” in extremist and anti-government groups.