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Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls
The move by the Cook County state’s attorney’s office comes weeks after WBEZ and the Sun-Times identified officers who appeared on leaked membership rolls for the anti-government group.
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.