Rob Hughes
"Rob is a skilled and experienced anchor as well as a versatile reporter who has covered everything from big sports stories to politics," said ABC7's news director at the time.
Hughes joins ABC 7 from Atlanta News First, the CBS station in Atlanta where he first served as weekend morning anchor/reporter and was quickly promoted to weekday morning anchor/reporter. He covered numerous major stories including Georgia's transition from red state to swing state, an Atlanta Braves World Series, and the impact of tropical storm Hurricane Zeta, for which the news team won an Emmy® Award for Best Morning Newscast.
From 2016 to 2020, Hughes served as an anchor/reporter at WCNC in Charlotte, North Carolina, after transitioning from the sports anchor desk. Prior to that, he worked as a sports director at WLFI in West Lafayette, Indiana, and began his broadcast career as a sports reporter/anchor at Kansas First News.
He graduated from Purdue University in Indiana with a Bachelor of Science in economics and earned a Master of Arts in sports journalism from Indiana University.
Rob's Stories
Family calls for release of body cam footage of late Rhyker Earl being handcuffed during seizure
Rhyker Earl's aunt, Miracle Gawlinski, said the 26-year-old father of two "was pleading for his life" when officers pinned him to the floor.
Highland Park football team connects with community through service: 'Teaching the next generation'
The Highland Park Giants are making an impact by picking up trash to clean up their community, joining police to dish out high fives to elementary school students, and raising money for Special Olympics with the annual Plane Pull.
Chicago police searching for shooter after 4, including teen girl, wounded outside Zumba studio
A teenage girl and three adults are recovering from injuries after being shot in the Back of Yards neighborhood.
2 young men killed in Tinley Park I-80 crash identified, had been close friends since grade school
The two young men killed in a crash on I-80 in the south suburbs early Sunday morning have been identified.
City of Chicago hiring freeze will not impact public safety positions, Mayor Brandon Johnson says
Mayor Brandon Johnson made his first public appearance Wednesday since announcing a citywide hiring freeze to address a massive budget shortfall, saying public safety personnel are exempt to ensure essential services remain fully supported.
Chicago to close 3 migrant shelters by end of October, city says
The city said it currently has more than 5,000 unused beds in the new arrivals system and is re-evaluating the needs of migrants for the rest of this year.
3 shot, including 2 employees, after armed suspects chase man into gas station: Chicago police
Three people were wounded in a shooting inside a Brighton Park gas station Tuesday night, Chicago police said.
Driver killed, another seriously injured in wrong-way crash in Arlington Heights: police
ABC7 spoke with a neighbor who heard the whole thing and was on the scene right after the crash happened.
At least 7 North Side businesses targeted in hours-long smash-and-grab burglary spree: VIDEO
Video shows the offenders getting in and out of a Ravenswood business in less than two minutes.
Keeping pets safe during Chicago heat wave
As temperatures soar, veterinarians are putting out the warning to pet owners.