Craig Wall
Political Reporter at WLS-TV (Chicago, IL)
Political Reporter @ABC7Chicago, Blessed husband & father, UW Badger alum, lover of mountains & sunsets. Christ Follower. Punster. And I wear “those socks”
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Craig Wall
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The loss of the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Fire hosting games on the lakefront would be a blow to the Chicago Park District, which owns Soldier Field. With the chances of taxpayer dollars being spent on a new lakefront facility for the Bears somewhere between slim and none, it leaves a questionable future for the historic stadium. Soldier Field has been home to the Chicago Bears since 1971, but it has been a lakefront landmark for more than a century.
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4 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Craig Wall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- State lawmakers are debating a pair of bills to reform mass transit and come up with the revenue to avoid a so-called doomsday scenario of layoffs and service cuts. Some of the proposed revenue sources include new tolls on suburban drivers and fees for charging electric vehicles. But those are running into some early opposition, with time running out to work out compromises.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Craig Wall
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A war of words is heating up over a controversial social media post by Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez. It all stems from the shooting last week of a young couple at the Jewish Museum in Washington and allegations that Lopez misidentified someone as the shooter online. Lopez, who represents the 15th Ward, is making no apologies for his post, claiming that the problem is the incorrect conclusions that others are drawing about it.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Craig Wall
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dozens of Black pastors gathered Friday in a show of solidarity with Mayor Brandon Johnson after his hiring practices came under fire. The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation earlier this week after Johnson bragged about how many Blacks he has hired in his administration. The pastors gathered at the historic Quinn Chapel to rally to Johnson's defense in a coordinated event designed to present a unified message.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Craig Wall
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is apparently getting closer to a decision on his political future and whether he will run for a third term or seek higher office instead. The governor sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC7 Chicago Monday. Pritzker is still walking the political future tightrope, with a reelection campaign on one side and a possible presidential run on the other.
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