Jessica D'Onofrio
She reports for ABC7's Morning Show and has covered a wide range of stories including the Chicago teacher's strike in 2012, the NATO Summit and the Drew Peterson trial.
D'Onofrio came to ABC 7 Chicago from CBS affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando, Florida, where she reported for the station's 11 pm newscast and served as a fill-in anchor. Her exclusive reporting and insider's knowledge on the Casey Anthony story led to national appearances on the CBS Early Show, CNN, The Nancy Grace Show and Larry King.
D'Onofrio also worked in Indianapolis at FOX affiliate WXIN-TV where she was both a reporter and fill-in anchor from 2003-2005. Prior to that, she spent two years as a bureau chief and fill-in anchor for WHOI-TV in Peoria-Bloomington-Normal in Central Illinois.
A native Chicagoan, D'Onofrio attended high school at the Latin School of Chicago. She's a graduate of the University of Michigan and has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
When not working, she enjoys catching a Zumba class, cooking and spending time with family.
She is married and lives downtown.
Jessica's Stories
Chicago shooting: 2 children chased by sedan, shot inside vehicle in South Shore, police say
Two children were chased by a sedan and shot inside their vehicle on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. Hours later, two people were arrested in a SWAT standoff near where the boys were found wounded.
Businesses targeted in series of violent armed robberies, CPD says; pistol whipping caught on camera
Businesses in Chicago were targeted in a series of armed robberies Tuesday night.
Police clear University of Chicago pro-Palestinian encampment
Police removed a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park Tuesday morning.
Field Museum unveils one of science's most important dinosaur fossils: Archaeopteryx
The fossil is one of the earliest known dinosaurs that also qualifies as a bird.
Chicago police searching for Bentley driver in Bucktown hit-and-run that left woman seriously hurt
Chicago police have released images of a Bentley that they said was involved in a hit-and-run that injured a woman in the Bucktown neighborhood Saturday night.
CPD Officer Luis Huesca shot 10 times, prosecutors say, as murder suspect appears in court
New details in the shooting of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, emerged in court Friday during the first appearance of the man charged with his murder.
Suspect Xavier Tate, Jr., arrested in Glendale Heights with Officer Huesca's handcuffs: Alderman
The intense manhunt for Xavier Tate, Jr., suspect in the murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, is over.
DePaul University pro-Palestinian encampment draws counter-protesters
Protesters and counter-protesters continued to demonstrate at DePaul University Tuesday.
Relative of suspect in Officer Luis Huesca's murder tried to dispose of service weapon: prosecutors
Caschaus Tate had been granted pre-trial release for an unrelated Richton Park burglary caught on video, prosecutors said.
Chicago police investigate string of armed robberies downtown; 66-year-old woman dragged onto street
Chicago police are investigating a rash of armed robberies early Thursday morning, with robbers dragging a 66-year-old woman onto the street in one of the incidents.