Elizabeth Matthews
Elizabeth Matthews is a reporter at FOX 32 and joined the team in July of 2015.
Matthews is happy to be back in Chicago after working her way through the Midwest.
“Chicago is home for us and it always will be,” she said. “We are so thankful to be back in the Windy City and to finally settle down after a whirlwind of career moves.”
Matthews is a Columbia College graduate who grew up in a small town downstate. She comes to FOX 32 from St. Louis where she was a Multimedia Journalist at KSDK-TV. Before that, her career took her to KTUL-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma and KOAM-TV in Joplin, Missouri. She is an awarding winning journalist and was on the ground reporting in chaos when the riots in Ferguson, Missouri first broke out. She spent countless nights on the streets in Ferguson reporting on the civil unrest and protests.
Covering the Joplin tornado was an experience she will never forget as Joplin was where she started her career.
Matthews enjoys ballet, running and hiking. She loves spending time with her friends and family. She and her husband have a son, and one fur baby -- a kitty named Stinker.
She also loves telling your story! Email her with your story idea.
The latest from Elizabeth Matthews
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Semi carrying beer overturns, stops traffic on I-55 in Bolingbrook
A semi-truck overturned on Interstate 55 in southwest suburban Bolingbrook on Monday, causing major delays.
Lanes reopen after Edens Expressway crash leaves 1 dead, ISP says
One person died in a fiery crash on the Edens Expressway that prompted major delays early Tuesday morning in Chicago's north suburbs.
As DePaul president called to testify on antisemitism, Congress seeks records
Congress asked DePaul University for information about its handling of antisemitic incidents on campus ahead of a hearing next month.
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Northwestern graduate sues Trump administration over revoked student visa
A recent graduate of Northwestern University from India is suing the federal government after his student visa was revoked.
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A large fire broke out at a manufacturing facility Monday morning in Joliet, leaving one firefighter injured.