Monica Eng is reporter for Axios Chicago with a specialty on food, health and the environment.
Monica came to Axios from WBEZ where she was a reporter for 8 years. Before that she spent 25 years editing and reporting at the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. Monica has won multiple writing awards and been nominated for the James Beard Award five times.
The daughter of Chinese and Puerto Rican parents, Monica is a fourth generation Chicagoan whose children are fourth generation Chicago Public School graduates.