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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Husband, wife fatally shot at Buffalo Grove apartment complex, shooter at large
A husband and wife were killed in a double homicide at an apartment complex in Buffalo Grove Sunday night, police said.
Man shot, critically wounded while playing cards inside Far South Side home
A man playing cards in a home on Chicago's Far South Side was critically wounded in a shooting Thursday night, police said.
Woman struck, critically injured by Chicago police squad car in South Shore
A woman was struck by a Chicago police squad car in the city's South Shore neighborhood Wednesday evening.
Chicago Weather: Frigid cold moves in as temperatures plunge to record low Tuesday
Chicago plunged into a record-breaking freeze Tuesday with single-digit temperatures and below-zero wind chills.
St. Thecla Catholic School to close, merge with other schools and churches on NW Side
St. Thecla Catholic School will merge with two other churches and another Catholic school on Chicago's Northwest Side, the Archdiocese of Chicago said Friday evening.
