Tre Ward

¼ ɆGOT-winning Reporter @ABC7Chicago | Chicago Bred | Nupe | NIU & Proviso East Alum | Avid Lover of Food & Dancing | RTs ≠ Endorsements | Opinions are my own |

[Tre Ward @ImTreWard]

THREE YEARS of walking the Chicago streets that raised me, telling the stories of the city that shaped me, and honoring the sacrifices of the two people who gave me everything; my parents.

Thank you to @SenseHernandez, Dennis Thompson, and the entire LVLS Creative team for their dedication, professionalism, and capturing this milestone within my decade of work in news.

#chicago #TVNews #Homegrown #TreOnTV #ChicagoStrong

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DAMAGING STORM: Dozens of residents at a condominium complex in southwest suburban Stickney are evacuated from their homes after strong winds tore through the roof, sending parts of it crashing to the ground. @ABC7Chicago

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“LONG LIVE, STEPHON:” Loved ones gather to remember Stephon Jacobs, 16, outside home where he was shot and killed during what they said was an “unsupervised teen party.” Relatives spoke only to @ABC7Chicago.

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RENOWNED CHEF KILLED IN MASS SHOOTING: Lead chef & co-owner of @chemistrychi_, Chef Isaac “Wavy” Bradley, 42, was shot and killed in a mass shooting that claimed the life of another man and injured five others.

“It’s heartbreaking … Isaac wasn’t finished.” @ABC7Chicago

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🚨DEADLY WORKPLACE SHOOTING: Police are looking for a gunman who got away on foot after killing an automotive paint plant employee while the victim was on the job in Lansing, prompting an hours-long shelter-in-place during the manhunt. @ABC7Chicago

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🚨DEADLY WORKPLACE SHOOTING: Police are looking for a gunman who got away on foot after killing an automotive paint plant employee while the victim was on the job in Lansing, prompting an hours-long shelter-in-place during the manhunt. @ABC7Chicago

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RIP Spencer Leak, Jr 🪽

This was one of our last conversations during a historic moment in American history.

He was leading the monumental service for family-friend and the world’s icon, @RevJJackson.

May your impact create a legacy of change, Phi 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾♦️

[Tre Ward @ImTreWard]

REV. JACKSON’S HOME-GOING: The funeral director of @RevJJackson’s home-going and vice president of Leak & Sons funeral home will drive roughly 13 hours, this weekend, carrying the reverend’s body in a brand new hearse from Chicago to Jackson’s home state of South Carolina.

The opportunity is full circle for the Leaks family. Jackson and his family lived with them in South Shore when he first moved to Chicago. “He’s a father-figure to me.” @ABC7Chicago

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“A POTENTIAL HIJACK:” A @united pilot is forced to divert a midair flight from Chicago to Minneapolis after, the airlines says, a 75-year-old man tried to breach the cockpit. @ABC7Chicago

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🏆THRILLED to be part of the @ABC7Chicago team of producers, photographers and on-air journalists that received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for our coverage of Chicago-born Pope Leo’s election. 🙏🏾

[Tre Ward @ImTreWard]

“PRAYED TO LORD:” Following months of fighting for his freedom, Ricardo Hernandez Navarrete, 18, walked the stage to receive his diploma from a Chicago high school just two days after being released from ICE custody.

His mother, who was released from federal custody a week before, was by his side. @ABC7Chicago

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🚨”OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED:” Family and friends of Pedro Ramirez, 17, speak only to @ABC7Chicago at a growing memorial as they mourn his murder after the honor roll Tilden High School student was shot multiple times while on his way to school.

Two other men who were shot were able to drive to a nearby tire shop for help.

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@getlikerock Plans made ✔️

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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. https://t.co/cQz8oU5Wkh

[Tre Ward @ImTreWard]

🚨INDIANA DEPUTY SHOT IN HOSPITAL ER: LaPorte County, Indiana deputy Jon Samuelson, 33, was trying to be a Good Samaritan when he stopped to help a Chicago man who he believed was a stranded driver. Investigators say that same man later shot him three times after the deputy took him to the hospital. @ABC7Chicago

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🚨DEADLY ARSON FIRE: A West Englewood couple dies in a house fire that, police say, may have been set on purpose. The fire also killed two foster siblings, Ja’Quan Rattler, 15, and Royalty Rattler, 8, weeks before the girl’s birthday.

“They didn’t deserve this.” The couple’s son speaks to @ABC7Chicago.

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@MorphinDaily Well, I would say he’s one of the select few PR alum to garner his own success outside the franchise. I’m here for it.

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🧑🏾‍🩰BLACK GIRLS DANCE: We are one month away from the grand opening of the @TheObamaCent in Chicago, but there’s already one non-profit feeling the impact with the help of fellow South Sider, @MichelleObama and her @girlsalliance.

Erin Barnett introduced us to Black Girls Dance. @ABC7Chicago

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CHICAGO IS OUTSIDE TODAY!

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@Tiffanyy_Co Congraaaaats!!! ♥️

[Tre Ward @ImTreWard]

PROM PANIC: As frustration mounts with parents and high schoolers after Chicago designer Makeda Evans bailed on their costly prom outfits days before prom, others in the community are stepping up to help.

“The search for the dress was hard in the first place, now it’s devastating.” @ABC7Chicago

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“NOW HE’S GONE:” A prom afterparty in Pine Township, Indiana ends in a barrage of gunfire that killed Javon Townsend, 17, and wounded two of his Michigan City High School classmates who remain in the hospital. @ABC7Chicago

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