Natalie Bomke
Natalie Bomke is an anchor and reporter at FOX 32.
Bomke is a proud University of Illinois graduate and Fighting Illini "super" fan.
"I've worked my entire career to get to Chicago. When I saw the city skyline, for the first time as a Chicago resident, I was sitting in the back of a taxi cab. The driver must have thought I was nuts because I had tears in my eyes," she said.
Bomke's broadcast career began in Central Illinois as a morning anchor and reporter for WICD-TV in Champaign and WICS-TV in her hometown of Springfield.
She also co-anchored FOX40 Live Morning News in Sacramento, California and FOX26 Morning News in Houston, Texas.
Bomke is proud of her efforts to highlight the needs of California's homeless.
In Sacramento, Bomke invited former NBA player and city mayor, Kevin Johnson, to camp with a group of homeless citizens. The mayor's overnight visit made national headlines and put the need for transitional housing on the city agenda. She was selected to conduct a one-on-one interview with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during state budget negotiations.
In Texas, Bomke worked with veterans drawing attention to the high rate of suicide and lack of mental health treatment for our military men and women. She also produced a one hour special featuring Houston doctors who extracted stem cells from a baby's umbilical cord to treat cancer.
Bomke is a certified fitness instructor. She has two feline friends adopted from the SPCA and Humane Society.
The latest from Natalie Bomke
Biden's inauguration the first ever to feature Cued Speech interpreter
This year, for the first time, Cued Speech for the deaf and hard-of-hearing was integrated into the Inauguration Day events -- all thanks to an Illinois man.
Niles Army veteran suing Walmart, Amazon for using his image without consent
From fighting for his country to waging a war against corporate America, a Niles veteran says he has been re-traumatized by Amazon and Walmart after the companies sold his image for profit.
Illinois state lawmakers pass controversial police reform bill
Springfield lawmakers on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging police reform bill that bans chokeholds, dramatically scales back use of force and eradicates cash bail.
Loyola University starting new Institute for Racial Justice
The program will use an interdisciplinary approach to research and try to develop solutions for racial inequities that exist not only in the criminal justice system but also in education, public health and public housing.
DuPage County Jail program turning inmates into professional janitors
"It is true rehabilitation, where people are actually sending me letters thanking me for incarcerating them because they are able to get help, treatment," the sheriff said.
Illinois recreational marijuana sales on fire in first year of legalization
Recreational marijuana is lighting up Illinois with unprecedented revenue, and the profit margin has plenty of room to grow.
Women protest outside Chicago Police HQ, demanding justice for victim of botched raid
On Sunday, more than 50 woman-led organizations protested outside Chicago Police headquarters to demand justice after the botched raid that left an innocent woman standing handcuffed and naked in her own apartment.
8-month-old baby one of the first to receive a revolutionary new treatment at Lurie Children's Hospital
A downstate baby will celebrate her first Christmas thanks to a revolutionary new treatment performed at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Children of Cook County inmates receive Christmas gifts
The children of inmates at Cook County Jail will have a very merry Christmas thanks to the non-profit, Chicagoland Prison Outreach, and their Angels of Hope program.
Veterinarians urge pet owners to have a care plan for animals amid pandemic
What happens to your pets if you get COVID-19?