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
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams strikes jump-throw pose for Madden NFL 27 cover
Bears fans woke up to the news Wednesday that their quarterback is the next cover athlete. It's an honor reserved for some of the NFL's very best players.
Unincorporated Bensenville residents say 'nightmare' rat infestation threatens their health, safety
People living in a neighborhood in unincorporated Bensenville say a rat infestation is a threat to their health and safety.
Northern Illinois Food Bank's Summer Meals program returns as schools close for break
Last year, program leaders say the food bank passed out roughly 7,000 free meals each day to children across northern Illinois.
Sensors tracking air pollution in Chicago make up largest network of its kind in US
In Chicago, there's a city-wide effort to track air pollution.
Memorial Day ceremonies, parades held across Chicago area
Ceremonies and parades across the Chicago area honored the national's fallen on Memorial Day.
Plans in works to turn horse farm in unincorp. Crete into campus for those on road to sobriety
Plans are in the works to turn a horse farm in unincorporated Crete into a campus for people on their journey to sobriety.
Man accused of shooting, killing ex's new husband in Edgewater, court documents say
A man has been accused of shooting and killing his ex-husband's new husband on Chicago's North Side, police said.
Woman killed, 2 men seriously injured in McHenry County house explosion, fire
A woman was killed and two men hospitalized after a house explosion in Wonder Lake Sunday night, authorities said.
Historic Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii church reopens in Little Italy after renovation: EXCLUSIVE
A historic church in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood is re-opening its doors after a two-year renovation. ABC7 was invited inside for an exclusive tour of the oldest continuing Italian-American Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Weekly emergency visits for tick bites on the rise in Midwest; Kendall County tracking parasites
Weekly emergency visits for tick bites are on the rise in the Midwest, and Kendall County is tracking the parasites.