Reporter @ABC7Chicago | Husband of @MaryBPiekos | Summer and Finn’s dad | Formerly: @KSLA @KPLC7News, @CBSNews, @KOMUNews
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The most glorious sunrise for @NASCAR in Chicago!!
This is the glorious sunrise @ChristianPiekos just described on @ABC7Chicago from the @NASCARChicago course. #NASCAR
FBI tactical team this morning near Chicago apartment building at N. Troy/W. Leland that could be connected to DC shooting suspect. (@ABC7Chicago, @ABC)
Best assignment!! Very first @GMA 5K in the books 🏃🏻!! Chicago runners turned out for a gorgeous run along the city’s lakefront. Sorry @ABC7Chicago - no PR from me today 😂
Gov. JB Pritzker officially endorses Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in front of a Bronzeville church as she launches her campaign for outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat. (@ABC7Chicago)
BREAKING: abc7chicago.com/post/highlan…
The Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooter will be sentenced today - one month after suddenly pleading guilty to all murder charges. We’re expecting to hear from victims today. @ABC7Chicago
.@CFDMedia battling massive West Side fire. No injuries reported, but the nearby CTA was shutdown for hours. Here’s a look at the scene. @ABC7Chicago
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A person was seen taken out on a stretcher at a Chicago police station on the Near North Side Thursday morning. abc7chicago.com/post/person-…
Report: More than 275K jobs cut just this past March alone - an increase of 205% from March last year. Where were most of the cuts? At the federal government. abc7chicago.com/post/job-cut…
“We’ll fix this up…”
A longtime #Skokie dry cleaning biz went up in flames early this morning - destroying just about everything inside. The owner of Kenny The Kleener gave @ABC7Chicago a look at the damage.
Back at the table! CPS/CTU hammering out just a few more details on new teachers contract. (@ABC7Chicago)
Public transit leaders in Chicago are sounding the alarm amid a massive $771 million fiscal cliff that could cause a “death spiral” to public transit in the region if lawmakers can’t find a way to fill the massive gap. (@ABC7Chicago)
HUGE shoutout to the real winners of Chicago’s Shamrock Shuffle - the vibing hotdogs!! (@ABC7Chicago)
Some flights to/from London/Chicago are delayed, diverted or cancelled after a major fire near Heathrow Airport shut it down. Here’s what we know:
Another successful #StPatricksDay Chicago River dyeing is in the books ☘️. Always love seeing the city turn emerald green! (@ABC7Chicago)
Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the US Dept. of Education cuts in front of the state’s largest union - the Illinois Education Association - Thursday morning. (@ABC7Chicago)
What we know right now about the O’Hare shooting investigation:
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#Chicago #Ohare #shooting