Jasmine Minor
Minor joins ABC 7 from WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she served as an investigative reporter and anchor. Throughout her career, her stories ranged from digging into local issues that impacted the community to national coverage at the White House. Some of her past work has shed light on survivors of human and sex trafficking and the racism and lingering trauma that professional Black athletes endure on and off the field.
Minor was also honored with a prestigious fellowship with The Pew Research Center where she acted as a juvenile justice fellow.
Her work has been singled out with a National Association of Black Journalists National Salute to Excellence Award, nine Emmy nominations, two Emmy Awards, and many other honors.
As a former NCAA Division 1 tennis player, Minor recently co-founded the Kevin Minor Legacy Fund in memory of her father, an annual $5,000 tennis scholarship given to a young girl in the Midwest. Minor was inducted into Carmel Catholic High School's "Hall of Fame" for her tennis achievement as the top tennis player in the state of Illinois during her high school years there.
She received her master's in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism.
Jasmine's Stories
1st all-female veterans Honor Flight from Chicago photo pulled from Pentagon website after DEI order
Several female veterans are speaking up after the Pentagon's decision to remove images from their website.
Will County Board approves proposed quarry in Wheatland Township, despite opposition
The Will County Board voted "yes" to a proposed quarry in Wheatland Township. The approved special project allows the land owner to expand an already existing quarry.
6-year-old driving ATV dies in Joliet crash; family says he was visiting for Spring Break
The young Texas boy was riding an ATV while on Spring Break in the south suburbs, his family said.
Volunteers honored for packing 2.1M meals for children with 'Feed My Starving Children'
Four women have spent more than a decade packing millions of meals, determined to make sure every child is fed.
Chicago City Council votes against ordinance to ban new sales of fur
Furriers will be sticking around Chicago after City Council voted against a fur ban Wednesday. Many who opposed the ban said it would have impacted Black-owned businesses.
North Lawndale student gives free hair makeovers in school bathroom, goes viral on TikTok
One North Lawndale high school student is forging a new path with hair makeovers for other teens.
Tourist shot while walking with 11-year-old son near Streeterville AMC theater, officials say
Ald. Brian Hopkins said a large group of teenagers was being kicked out of the AMC on Illinois Street on Sunday evening when one pulled a gun from his backpack and fired five to six rounds of bullets.
Protesters gather in Chicago for 'Stand Up for Science' rally against federal research funding cuts
Scientists, professors and supporters rallied Friday in downtown Chicago and across the country against potential cuts federal funding for research, for things like cancer, pollution, climate change and diabetes.
Dozens living in Gompers Park view apartments as part of Chicago 'Accelerated Moving Event'
Dozens living in Gompers Park on Chicago's Northwest Side came one step closer to finding permanent housing Wednesday
Chicago holding 'Accelerated Moving Event' Wednesday for those living in Gompers Park
Dozens of people who live in tents at Gompers Park on Chicago's Northwest Side will be offered help to relocate Wednesday, the city said.