Eric Horng
Horng came to ABC 7 Chicago with a wealth of experience and an outstanding reputation as an ABC News correspondent for "World News," "Nightline," and "Good Morning America," and was also a regular fill-in anchor for early morning programs "World News Now" and "America This Morning."
During his time with ABC News, Horng covered numerous major stories including the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting, 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse, Terri Schiavo legal battle in Florida and the Michael Jackson criminal trial in California. In 2005, Horng filed live reports from Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. On election night in 2008, he filed reports from Chicago's Grant Park, the site of President Obama's victory speech.
Before joining ABC News in 2003, Horng was a correspondent for CNN. He was based in Atlanta from 1998 to 2000 and Los Angeles from 2000 to 2003. At CNN, he reported on several high-profile stories, including the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case, the Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Elian Gonzalez custody fight and the Academy Awards.
Horng was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Darien and Northbrook. He is an honors graduate of Glenbrook North High School and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Bronze Tablet honors which recognize the top three-percent of college graduating classes. Horng is an avid Chicago sports fan.
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Laterria Smith breaks silence; dance school scholarship honors son killed defending her from attack
Two months after her son was stabbed to death defending her and his unborn sibling from an attacker, Laterria Smith sat down to speak exclusively with ABC7.
Downtown residents meet with CPD over safety concerns as jam-packed summer looms
From the 2024 DNC to Lollapalooza and the return of the NASCAR Street Race, downtown residents are staring down a jam-packed summer and met with Chicago police about their safety plans.
DePaul University students, faculty hold walkout over impasse on divestment negotiations
There was a student walkout at DePaul University Wednesday after students in a pro-Palestinian encampment and the administration reached an impasse on demands to divest from Israel.
Glendale Heights man charged with helping accused cop killer Xavier Tate Jr. evade arrest
The man whose home Xavier Tate Jr. was found in when he was arrested for the murder of CPD Ofc. Luis Huesca is also facing felony charges.
Brass nameplate stolen from parents' headstone in Cedar Park Cemetery, family finds on Mother's Day
The Cook County Sheriff's Office told ABC7, in addition to the brass nameplate, brass vases were stolen from two other graves at Cedar Park Cemetery.
High school senior killed in Glenview crash days before prom; 3 others injured, police say
A memorial has been growing at the crash site for 17-year-old Marko Niketic. His father was brought to his knees by display.
House committee investigating Northwestern University's response to antisemitism on campus
The Republican chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has accused Northwestern University of a "persistent failure in addressing antisemitism."
Good Samaritans rescue woman from fiery crash in Prairie Grove: 'Right place at the right time'
The driver whose car caught on fire was "driving aggressively and attempting to pass multiple cars" when she lost control and crashed into another car and a tree, police said. She was pulled away from her vehicle as it was engulfed in flames.
Chicago shooting: 2 children chased by sedan, shot inside vehicle in South Shore, police say
Two children were chased by a sedan and shot inside their vehicle on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. Hours later, two people were arrested in a SWAT standoff near where the boys were found wounded.
Chicago protest held outside President Biden fundraiser after he announces new Wis. AI facility
Protesters blocked downtown Chicago streets Wednesday as President Joe Biden came to the city for another campaign fundraiser.