Eric Horng
Horng came to ABC 7 Chicago with a wealth of experience and an outstanding reputation as an ABC News correspondent for "World News," "Nightline," and "Good Morning America," and was also a regular fill-in anchor for early morning programs "World News Now" and "America This Morning."
During his time with ABC News, Horng covered numerous major stories including the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting, 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse, Terri Schiavo legal battle in Florida and the Michael Jackson criminal trial in California. In 2005, Horng filed live reports from Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. On election night in 2008, he filed reports from Chicago's Grant Park, the site of President Obama's victory speech.
Before joining ABC News in 2003, Horng was a correspondent for CNN. He was based in Atlanta from 1998 to 2000 and Los Angeles from 2000 to 2003. At CNN, he reported on several high-profile stories, including the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case, the Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Elian Gonzalez custody fight and the Academy Awards.
Horng was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Darien and Northbrook. He is an honors graduate of Glenbrook North High School and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Bronze Tablet honors which recognize the top three-percent of college graduating classes. Horng is an avid Chicago sports fan.
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Thieves break into Arlington Heights dealership, steal 3 luxury vehicles: VIDEO
Police believe the suspects are involved in similar crimes at other dealerships in the northwest suburbs.
73-year-old man dead, 1 injured after boat capsizes in Lake Michigan near East Chicago
A 73-year-old man from Oak Forest, Illinois died and another man was injured after a fishing boat capsized Friday in Lake Michigan off the coast of northwest Indiana, officials said.
CPS Board delays vote on amended budget, pension payment; CTU accuses CPS of stalling contract talks
CPS officials and the Chicago Teachers Union said earlier Thursday they were close to a contract deal, and so the CPS Board postponed action on some important items. CTU is now accusing CPS of stalling contract talks.
Police shoot, kill suspect in battery of Geneva police officer after chase ends in Aurora: Officials
A man was shot and killed by suburban police after a chase in Aurora on Wednesday, officials said. The suspect had allegedly seriously injured a Geneva police officer with his car.
NTSB releases first report on close call between private jet, Southwest plane at Midway
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its first report on a close call at between a private jet and a Southwest Airlines plane that happened at Midway Airport last month.
Downers Grove South HS teacher charged with sex abuse after teen's mom finds explicit texts: docs
Prosecutors say the student's mother bought her son a new iPhone, and after signing into iCloud, discovered a sexually explicit text message thread.
Chicago weather: Severe storms move across area Friday night into Saturday
There is a severe weather threat for St. Patrick's Day weekend in Chicago.
Lawsuit filed in death of boy killed defending mother from Edgewater stabbing attack
A lawsuit has been filed against the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and other agencies one year after an 11-year-old boy was stabbed to death while trying to protect his pregnant mother. The man accused in the attack had just been paroled.
Chicago-area figure skaters hold memorial exhibition to honor DC plane crash victims
Of the 67 people killed in the mid-air collision January 29 near Washington, D.C., 28 were part of the tight-knit national figure skating community. There was a local effort Friday to raise money for their families.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest around DePaul University campus over war in Gaza
About a dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempted to access the DePaul quad Thursday afternoon to stage a protest. They were met by officers, who blocked their entry using bicycles.