Julie Unruh
Reporter
WGN-TV News at Nine
 Julie Unruh is a general assignment reporter who joined WGN-TV in September of 2001.
In her years with Channel 9, Julie has appeared regularly on the popular WGN Morning Show, earning an Emmy in 2005 for her traffic reporting. She is perhaps more familiar to viewers on the WGN News at Nine, where she covers human interest, political and breaking news, earning praise for her in depth coverage of the trial of former Governor George Ryan.
Before joining the WGN news team, Julie spent two years as an anchor and reporter on ChicagoLand TV (CLTV). Previously, Julie spent two years as weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at KTKA in Topeka, Kansas.
Prior to her pursuit in television journalism, Julie spent two years in New York working for CBS Network News. Some of her special assignments included the 1996 U.S. presidential election and the O.J. Simpson trial. Julie also spent two years at the White House in Washington, D.C. helping manage the White House Press Corps before launching a career in television news.
A native of Chicago, Julie is a graduate of Indiana University and Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. Julie resides in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband and daughter.
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