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
Kankakee County dealing with string of suspected fentanyl overdoses
Kankakee County officials say they’ve seen nine suspected drug overdoses in just 48 hours and three people did not survive.
Illinois students take advantage of new law that allows 5 mental health days per year
A new state law is giving public school students five mental health days per academic year. It comes at a good time when being a student during a pandemic has proven stressful.
Chicago demonstrators push for voting rights bill on MLK Day
In Chicago, civil rights groups met at Washington Park for a car caravan, demanding lawmakers in D.C. stand up for voters.
Chicago's COVID numbers are starting to look better, Dr. Arwady says
Chicago's top doctor spoke Tuesday about the recent surge and it wasn't all bad news.
Chicago's top cop says CPD will add 200 homicide detectives to the force
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke with the media Tuesday afternoon at CPD headquarters and went over safety plans for the new year.
Suburban Chicago schools switch to remote learning due to COVID-19
“I was mad. I personally don’t like being online. I wish we were in-person. I feel like I learn better that way,” senior Jenna Hall said.
'3:11 Project': Suburban Chicago group helping families in need this holiday season
A suburban group is making its already tight-knit community even stronger.
Chicago theater performances canceled due to COVID-19 surge
Cases of COVID-19 are rising and shutting down theater performances in Chicago and across the country.
Illinois reports largest one-day increase in COVID cases this year
Moderna says its booster is effective against omicron as COVID-19 cases surge across the United States and the world.
'Edith Farnsworth House' in Plano is a home like no other with a rich history
There is a secret in Kendall County, and it's a home like no other. It has a rich history, from its famous architect to its not-so-famous female owner.