James Foley remembered 1 year after ISIS beheading

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- People across the country are remembering the American journalist who was killed a year ago by ISIS.

A mural of James Foley can be seen in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
[Ads /]
He was working for an online news outlet when he went missing in Syria in November 2012.

On Aug. 19, 2014, ISIS released a video showing him being beheaded.

Foley was born in Evanston and went to Northwestern University.
Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.