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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All Hands on Deck: Chicago details safety plan for July 4th weekend
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown laid out their plans Thursday to stop shootings and keep people safe over the Fourth of July weekend.
Northwestern professor predicts fewer births, more divorces due to coronavirus pandemic
At first, many thought the pandemic would lead to a baby boom. But that may not be the case.
Protesters block traffic in Chicago to raise awareness about violence against Black women
A large group of demonstrators raised awareness about violence against Black women by blocking traffic at the intersection of Ida B. Wells and Michigan Avenue Wednesday night.
All Illinois students can return to in-person learning this fall, Pritzker says
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that all students across the state can return to class this fall and receive in-person instruction.
Andrew Holmes after violent Chicago weekend: Protest Black-on-Black crime
Chicago activist Andrew Holmes says people should be protesting not just police brutality, but also Black-on-Black crime.
Suburban golf course turns parking lot into drive-in movie theater
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