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.
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Chicago police have released a surveillance image of a minivan they said was used in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Englewood Thursday morning.
Five people were arrested after an off-duty Chicago police detective was robbed at gunpoint in the Edgewater neighborhood Thursday morning, police said.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled Wednesday his 2019 budget proposal, which includes no plans to raise taxes, fines or fees.
Motorists on their way to work or trying to catch a flight at O'Hare Airport became stuck in a massive, miles-long backup because of construction work in the northbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway Tuesday morning
Hundreds of workers who filled in while Chicago hotel employees were on strike say they weren't paid for some of their work.
