Supporters of state control say the system was established to limit political influence on the police department in the 1930s. But the 150-year history of state control dates back to the Civil War.

ST. LOUIS — The State of Missouri took a big step toward taking control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The House of Representatives approved a “state control” bill in a landslide 109 ...

Chicagoans with long memories can hear echoes of the past in the growing crisis around finances at Chicago Public Schools. It was just before Christmas in 1979 when CPS, frozen out of debt markets and ...

Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting where at least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade Wednesday, ...

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