Craig Wall
Upon his hiring ABC 7 Eyewitness News Director, Jennifer Graves commented, "Craig Wall is a well-respected reporter with extensive experience covering major stories in Chicago for nearly two decades. He has a reputation for being aggressive and fair. He understands the political landscape in Chicago and Illinois and knows how to dig for every angle of a story. Craig will be a great addition to our proud legacy of political reporting."
Wall comes to ABC 7 from Fox 32/WFLD-TV where he worked as a general assignment reporter and substitute anchor since 1998. In addition to covering stories in Chicago ranging from crime, transportation, education business and politics, Wall was dispatched to cover some of the biggest stories on the national scene including Hurricane Katrina and 9-11 in New York.
Wall's reporting skills were honed at several stations around the country including KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah (1994-98); WLEX-TV, Lexington, Kentucky (1990-94); and WMDT-TV in Salisbury, Maryland (1988-90).
Wall served in the United States Navy from 1979-1983. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in Journalism.
Craig's Stories
Johnson makes final push in Springfield to keep Bears at Soldier Field, talks revenue wish list
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began lobbying in Springfield Wednesday. He is pushing a coordinated revenue pitch and fighting to keep the Bears at Soldier Field.
What to know about Mayor Johnson's Hail Mary to keep Bears in Chicago
Johnson is not ready to give up the fight to keep the Bears at Soldier Field.
Mayor Johnson heads to Springfield this week with plan to talk about Chicago Bears stadium
Mayor Brandon Johnson is heading to Springfield this week, and one of the items on his agenda is the future of the Chicago Bears.
Thousands participate in May Day rally, march downtown Chicago, including CPS teachers, students
International Workers Day served as the backdrop of several May Day rallies in Chicago and across the country on Friday, bringing together thousands who made their voices heard from the city's Near West Side to filling Daley Plaza.
Chicago-area drivers feeling pain of skyrocketing gas prices, highest in 4 years
Prices at the gas pump spiked 39 cents over the last week in Illinois, and a whopping 84 cents in Indiana. Some Illinois Republicans are calling on Governor JB Pritzker to suspend the sales tax increase on gas set to take effect in July.
Republican leaders call for changes to electronic monitoring after Chicago police officer killed
Illinois Republicans are calling for changes in the law that allows criminal defendants to be released on electronic monitoring while awaiting trial, the latest fallout from a hospital shooting that killed one Chicago police officer and critically wounded another.
Chicago Mayor Johnson answers wide range of questions as part of ABC7 town hall
ABC7 Chicago, Chicago's most-watched television station, presented live and with limited commercials the ABC7 Mayoral Town Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Swedish Hospital shooting: Man was released on electronic monitoring before allegedly killing cop
Officials say Alphanso Talley is a seven-time convicted felon, a parole absconder, and an electronic monitoring escapee with cases pending for armed carjacking and armed robbery.
Chicago Public Schools, CTU agree to make May 1 day of civic action; school will remain in session
Chicago Public Schools has agreed with the Chicago Teachers Union to declare May 1 a day of civic action, the union and the school district said.
Pope Leo's brother receives unfounded bomb threat, New Lenox police say
One of Pope Leo XIV's brothers was the victim of a bomb threat on Wednesday night, New Lenox police said.