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Jen Sabella

Deputy Editor and Director of Social Media @jensabella Contact

Jen Sabella is a Deputy Editor and Director of Social Media at DNAinfo.com Chicago.

Before joining the DNAinfo team, Jen was the Chicago Editor at The Huffington Post, where she helped build a loyal local audience by covering everything from “dibs” during snowstorms to a seemingly endless string of political downfalls. She also worked as a wire reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, covering breaking news, crime and courts.

The South Side native attended Columbia College Chicago, where she learned to write the news at the Columbia Chronicle before scoring an internship at the now-defunct Venus Zine.

Jen moves a lot, but only around Chicago. She has called Mt. Greenwood, Uptown, Humboldt Park, Wicker Park and Logan Square home over the years. She currently lives in Andersonville with her girlfriend, Ali, and their two overweight (yet adorable) cats.

Fun fact: Jen loves pasta so much that she has a mostaccioli noodle tattoo. #carbs4ever

Chicago »

August 14, 2013

Slain honor student Hadiya Pendleton's father spoke out against ending stop-and-frisk to the NY Post.

Chicago »

May 21, 2013

Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was released from a Cook County jail in March.

Uptown & Andersonville »

May 7, 2013

Despite recommendations to keep the Uptown schools open, CPS said the closure plan should go forward.

Garfield Park & North Lawndale »

May 6, 2013

Tywon Jones, 16, was shooting at pedestrians before he was killed, police said.

Chicago »

May 5, 2013

The Armed Citizen Project said people in high-crime neighborhoods need shotguns for protection.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

May 5, 2013

School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago students showed off their fashion creations Friday.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

April 25, 2013

A new law would punish social-media-savvy criminals more harshly.

Chicago »

April 19, 2013

Boston asked Chicago for help in the marathon bombing investigation.