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Fox 32 Chicago's talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck's departure

The Chicago product is moving on from anchoring the Fox 32 newscast.

News

Fox 32&#x27;s top news anchor, Dawn Hasbrouck, has left Fox 32 after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nearly 17 years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" target="_self">nearly 17 years</a>. Why it matters: Hasbrouck signed off late last week as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="colleagues showered" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" target="_blank">colleagues showered</a> her with compliments on air. <ul><li>The Chicago native was only the second female ever to lead the station&#x27;s 9pm news. </li></ul>Context: Hasbrouck is the latest personality to depart Fox 32 this year, joining sports anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lou Canellis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" target="_self">Lou Canellis</a>, political reporter <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Paris Schutz" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" target="_self">Paris Schutz</a>, and longtime anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sylvia Perez" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" target="_self">Sylvia Perez</a>. <ul><li>Morning anchor Roseanne Tellez and Hasbrouck&#x27;s former 9pm co-anchor, Scott Schneider, were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fired in the spring" data-vars-click-url="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" target="_blank">fired in the spring</a>. </li></ul>

Suburbs pay less than Chicago for lead line removal

Chicago officials are mum, but experts say permits and "contractor-friendliness" play a role.

Public Safety

Nearby suburbs — including Evanston, Elgin and Riverside — pay less than half of what Chicago does for lead service line removal despite having access to the same local contractors to remove them, an Axios analysis finds.Why it matters: While some federal funding goes to lead line removal, Chicagoans will shoulder much of the estimated $12 billion cost of removing our record <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="400,000 toxic lines over the next two decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/25/chicago-state-federal-lead-deadlines" data-vars-content-id="5ff5f67e-36a2-41ad-8194-c719777418e1" data-vars-headline="Suburbs pay less than Chicago for lead line removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/25/chicago-state-federal-lead-deadlines" target="_self">400,000 toxic lines over the next two decades</a>.

Sotheby's selling rare Virgil Abloh prints to fund scholarship

Four signed prints from Abloh's UW collaboration will fund scholarships at his alma mater after auction.

Culture

Proceeds from the sale of limited-edition prints will benefit a scholarship at the late artist and designer Virgil Abloh&#x27;s alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.The big picture: Considered by some as one of the most influential young designers of the 21st century, Abloh often credited his time at UW for shaping his creative side.<ul><li>The sale aims to do the same for future students, with proceeds benefiting the Virgil Abloh Scholarship Fund at the university. </li></ul>

Chicago celebrity quiz: Which stars are from Chicago?

Can you spot the celeb with Chicago roots?

History

Chicago Fourth of July quiz: Test your knowledge of local traditions

Readers reveal what belongs in Illinois' time capsule

From Malört to deep-dish pizza, readers shared funny, heartfelt and very Illinois picks for 2276.

Politics

When U.S. officials crack open <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;America&#x27;s Time Capsule&quot; " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/29/illinois-americas-time-capsule-jb-pritzker-mark-turcotte-independence-day-2276" data-vars-content-id="77a6f242-fc96-4603-b9e9-53fe65121978" data-vars-headline="Readers reveal what belongs in Illinois&#x27; time capsule" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/29/illinois-americas-time-capsule-jb-pritzker-mark-turcotte-independence-day-2276" target="_self">&quot;America&#x27;s Time Capsule&quot; </a>in 2276, Illinois&#x27; section will include a letter from Gov. JB Pritzker and the poem <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Dear New Blood&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://poets.org/poem/dear-new-blood" data-vars-content-id="77a6f242-fc96-4603-b9e9-53fe65121978" data-vars-headline="Readers reveal what belongs in Illinois&#x27; time capsule" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://poets.org/poem/dear-new-blood" target="_blank">&quot;Dear New Blood&quot;</a> by Mark Turcotte, from the state&#x27;s Poet Laureate.The big picture: While those are lovely choices, we asked Axios Chicago readers what they&#x27;d submit to the time capsule.

The giant Pabst Blue Ribbon sign that once towered over downtown Chicago

Here's another installment in our "History Mystery" series investigating archival photos of Chicago.

This week&#x27;s &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="History Mystery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/05/history-mystery-palmer-house-construction-state-hotel-fire-potter" data-vars-content-id="bf1c97c2-1dd4-4c65-9f80-d90863844b04" data-vars-headline="The giant Pabst Blue Ribbon sign that once towered over downtown Chicago" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/05/history-mystery-palmer-house-construction-state-hotel-fire-potter" target="_self">History Mystery</a>&quot; features a long-lost photo of a neon beer sign that once welcomed people to downtown Chicago. <ul><li>The Pabst Blue Ribbon billboard lit up the night sky at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue decades before Millennium Park existed.</li></ul>

Chicago Pride quiz vol. 2: Test your LGBTQ+ knowledge

The city has so much great LGBTQ+ history, we had to do two quizzes!

From the South Side to President: Test your Obama knowledge

Can you achieve a perfect score on all things Obama?

American Girl turns 40 as Chicago fandom endures

From its first flagship store to doll tourism, Chicago helped turn American Girl into a destination.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="American Girl" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/kansas-city/2025/09/19/kansas-city-american-girl-doll-raquel-reyes" data-vars-content-id="a1c0c136-64c9-4334-b2aa-25e5b0d3b557" data-vars-headline="American Girl turns 40 as Chicago fandom endures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/kansas-city/2025/09/19/kansas-city-american-girl-doll-raquel-reyes" target="_self">American Girl</a> turns 40 this year, and Chicago has played an integral role in the toy company&#x27;s evolution.Driving the news: A new book, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;The Making of American Girl," data-vars-click-url="https://www.americangirl.com/products/the-making-of-american-girl-hardcover-book-jnp35" data-vars-content-id="a1c0c136-64c9-4334-b2aa-25e5b0d3b557" data-vars-headline="American Girl turns 40 as Chicago fandom endures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.americangirl.com/products/the-making-of-american-girl-hardcover-book-jnp35" target="_blank">&quot;The Making of American Girl,</a>&quot; tells the story of the doll company, including the Chicago store on Michigan Avenue — the company&#x27;s first.

Is Earth, Wind & Fire a Chicago Band?

The new HBO documentary puts the legendary band back in the spotlight.

Music

Occasionally, a definitive documentary about a Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame act graces us with its presence.State of play: HBO has one in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Earth, Wind &amp; Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That&#x27;s the Weight of the World).&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.hbomax.com/movies/earth-wind-fire-to-be-celestial-vs-thats-the-weight-of-the-world/6c778069-cfd5-402e-b8a1-01b423a5971f" data-vars-content-id="18aed672-cea9-4725-867d-74771bdec76d" data-vars-headline="Is Earth, Wind &amp; Fire a Chicago Band?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.hbomax.com/movies/earth-wind-fire-to-be-celestial-vs-thats-the-weight-of-the-world/6c778069-cfd5-402e-b8a1-01b423a5971f" target="_blank">&quot;Earth, Wind &amp; Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That&#x27;s the Weight of the World).&quot;</a><ul><li>The film, directed and produced by Questlove, looks at the history of the groundbreaking Chicago funk act.</li></ul>Yes, but: Is it a Chicago funk act?The intrigue: The film centers on the late Maurice White, the Chicago musician whose blend of spirituality and genre-defying sounds laid the foundation for Earth, Wind &amp; Fire.Zoom in: A Memphis native, White moved to the Windy City as a teenager and attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music.<ul><li>Footage of 1960s Chicago is featured early in the film, which also touches on White&#x27;s time as a studio musician at Chicago&#x27;s Chess Records and a top jingle writer in the city.</li><li>In 1969, White moved to Los Angeles, where Earth, Wind &amp; Fire officially formed.</li></ul>Zoom out: While White spent time in Chicago setting up his roots and the band, he didn&#x27;t actually form the band we know and love until he left.Reality check: &quot;Earth, Wind &amp; Fire would not have sounded like they did without all of the pivotal experiences that Maurice had in this city,&quot; music historian Aaron Cohen tells Axios. &quot;This city was not just a place where some of its members happened to be passing through.&quot;The bottom line: Earth Wind &amp; Fire is a legendary, award-winning band. Whether they are from Chicago is still up for debate.What do you think? <div><iframe name="opinionstage-widget" alt="Opinion Stage Embed" src="https://www.opinionstage.com/api/v2/widgets/72dd49e3-8b08-417c-8363-d4b5587336ba/iframe" data-opinionstage-iframe="72dd49e3-8b08-417c-8363-d4b5587336ba" data-vars-category="embed" data-vars-sub-category="embed-poll" data-vars-asset-id="72dd49e3-8b08-417c-8363-d4b5587336ba" data-vars-content-id="18aed672-cea9-4725-867d-74771bdec76d" width="100%" height="800" allow="fullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" class="gtmView" referrerPolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><div style="display:none"></div></div>

How well do you remember Chicago in 1996? Take the quiz

Can you get a perfect score revisiting one of Chicago's biggest years?

Chicago summer trivia: Mosquitoes, traffic jams and other seasonal blahs

Can you get a perfect score on our summer annoyances?

It&#x27;s summer in Chicago, the most glorious time of the year. It can also be annoying as hell.While we celebrate our favorite season, why not also test your knowledge of the annual nuisances?