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Allison Payne, Longtime Chicago TV News Anchor, Dies at 57

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reported. The Detroit native joined WGN in 1990 at the age of 25, and established herself quickly on major stories. She traveled to Kenya to trace the family roots of then-Senator Barack Obama and joined the Rev.

Jesse Jackson on a trip to Ivory Coast. During her 21 years at WGN, she won nine Emmys and co-anchored both the station’s primetime newscast as well as the midday news show.

She also suffered a series of health issues over the years, taking a medical leave of absence in 2008 after a series of mini-strokes as well as bouts of depression. “It was brutal getting out of the house, I couldn’t get out of bed,” Payne told the Chicago Tribune.Payne parted ways with WGN in September 2011 to return to Detroit.

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