Jim Avila, an esteemed journalist who spent nearly a decade as a frontline reporter for CBS Chicago, passed away this week. Avila died Wednesday at his home in San Diego, his family said. He was 69.

He also worked at Capitol Records, Fox and Disney and earned an Emmy nomination for his work on a ‘Stranger Things’ virtual reality video game.

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