Christian Piekos
Joining Chicago's number one news station gave Piekos a welcome and exciting opportunity to return to his roots. He was born in Evanston, raised on the North Shore, and even grew up watching ABC 7.
Prior to ABC 7, Piekos served reporter and fill-in anchor at KSLA-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana Piekos also worked as an anchor and reporter at KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, Louisiana as well as a broadcast associate at CBS News in New York, where he helped coordinate logistics for guests appearing on "CBS This Morning."
Christian is no stranger to the dangerous elements of reporting, as he has extensively covered multiple natural disasters and severe weather events including Hurricane Ida in New Orleans and hurricane Harvey in southwest Louisiana.
A graduate of New Trier Township High School in 2012, Piekos went on to graduate from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
While in Columbia, Missouri, Piekos worked at KOMU-TV, both anchoring the weekend evenings and producing several weekday newscasts. He also served as an Army ROTC Cadet from 2015-2016 and the Vice President of the Missouri-Columbia chapter of RTDNA. In 2015, Piekos interned at CNN in Atlanta, Georgia.
Piekos now resides in Chicago with his wife, Mary, who serves an OBGYN resident at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. They are grateful to be back in "Sweet Home Chicago" and enjoy spending time walking their golden retriever, Finn.
Christian's Stories
1,000 new coats passed out to community members in Englewood as weather turns colder
From kids to adults, 1,000 new coats were passed out to community members, along with boots, gloves, hats and scarves.
US Coast Guard 'Christmas Ship' makes annual tree delivery at Chicago's Navy Pier
The "Christmas Ship" has delivered 30,000 trees over the years, making the mighty Mackinaw a beacon of light and joy ahead of the holidays.
2 in custody after undercover Cicero police officer seriously injured in shooting, officials say
A Cicero police officer was shot and seriously injured early Saturday morning after two undercover officers made a traffic stop, investigators said. Two people have been taken into custody.
Marine veteran charged in deadly Lincoln Park shooting had disturbing items in home, prosecutors say
The suspect charged with first-degree murder in a shooting in Lincoln Park last week has no criminal background, but prosecutors say disturbing items, including multiple firearms and a map of Illinois with college campuses circled, were found inside his home.
Man accused in fatal shooting of Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins ordered to remain in custody
The Chicago man facing charges in the shooting death of an Oak Park officer made an appearance in court on Thursday, and he was ordered by a judge to remain behind bars pending his trial.
Man dies, others displaced in Brighton Park apartment fire, police say
An apartment fire claimed the life of a man on the city's Southwest Side on Thursday morning.
Country Club Hills schools have heat restored as parents call for more transparency
Cold temperatures are cause for concern at two suburban schools where they are dealing with heating issues.
Nearly 2M people expected to travel through O'Hare, Midway airports by end of Thanksgiving weekend
As the Thanksgiving weekend wraps up, Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year.
World AIDS Day: HIV awareness, prevention facility to open in Austin
The red ribbon was cut on World AIDS Day at the Life is Work Resource Center, an HIV awareness and prevention facility in the Austin neighborhood.
'Habitual criminal' charged in murder of Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins
A 37-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the Friday morning shooting death of Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, officials said on Saturday.