Cheryl Corley
Stories
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Chicago Searches For New Top Cop
Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently fired the city's police superintendent. Now, residents will get to have a say about who should lead the country's second-largest police department.
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Wisconsin Woman And Her Sons Charged With Running Illegal Vaping Operation
Police say the trio ran one of the country's largest illegal manufacturing vaping businesses. Officials continue to investigate what's behind the deaths and illnesses linked to vaping.
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Crime Victims' Families Offer Rewards For Information
Offering rewards to catch criminals may, in rare instances, motivate people to come forward with a tip. Few people, however, claim rewards, and there's little evidence that they work.
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FBI, Local Police Arrest Dozens Of People In Effort To Avert Potential Mass Shootings
The FBI and others have arrested dozens of people across the country in efforts to avert potential mass shootings. The crackdown follows deadly attacks in California, Texas and Ohio.
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Wet, Wild And High: Lakes And Rivers Wreak Havoc Across Midwest, South
Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.
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Kentucky's Turnaround On Prosecuting Minors For 'Status Offenses' Like Truancy
For years, Kentucky aggressively prosecuted minors for breaking curfew or underage drinking. The state is now taking a different approach that may help keep kids out of the criminal justice system.
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A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training Program
Cook County Jail in Illinois has paired shelter dogs with jail detainees, who teach them basic commands to better their chances of finding a "furever" home.
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Historic Former Publisher Of Ebony And Jet Magazines Files For Bankruptcy
Johnson Publishing, the historic former publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, has filed for bankruptcy. After it sold its magazines in 2016, the company focused on fashion and its vast photo archives.
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Chicago Voters Elect Their First African-American Female Mayor
Former prosecutor Lori Lightfoot also made history by becoming the city's first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot will succeed Rahm Emanuel who has served in that office since 2011.
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News Brief: FAA Head On Capitol Hill, Jussie Smollett
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to face sharp questioning as he goes before a Senate committee. Also the latest on Jussie Smollett.
