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
Horrifying details released after Will County man yelled racial slurs, shot neighbor in alleged hate crime
New details were revealed Thursday after a Will County man allegedly shot his neighbor after yelling racial slurs.
Lockport Township shooting: Neighbor arrested after woman wounded in suspected 'racially motivated' crime
A Will County man was charged after he allegedly shot his neighbor outside his home in Unincorporated Lockport Township on Tuesday.
Tensions rise as counter-protesters clash with pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Chicago
Friday was the fifth day of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Chicago campus and tensions soared after counter-protesters showed up on the quad carrying American and Israeli flags.
Chicago police detail arrest of Xavier Tate, accused in murder of Officer Huesca
Chicago police and city leaders on Friday provided new details on what led to the arrest of an Aurora man accused of fatally shooting Officer Luis M. Huesca last month.
Handcuffs of slain officer used to arrest Xavier Tate Jr.: New details arise in case
We now know that fallen officer Huesca's handcuffs were used to arrest Tate on Wednesday.
Chicago Police charge Xavier Tate Jr. in Officer Huesca's shooting death
The suspect who was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Chicago police officer last month has been charged.
'Did I cause this?' Examining the reality behind claims of 'virtual autism'
Virtual autism has been a viral topic of discussion for the last few years. In a FOX 32 Special Report, Elizabeth Matthews finds out what's fact or fiction regarding this condition.
'He won't get touched': New Chicago Bear OL Kiran Amegadjie on playing with Caleb Williams
The second night of the NFL Draft was life-changing for a prospect who grew up a Chicago Bears fan in suburban Hinsdale.
Suburban high school remembers fallen Chicago officer: 'A really good-hearted person'
Huesca graduated from Plainfield East High School in 2011. On Thursday, we spoke with school staff who remembered the officer.
Beloved Chicago-area teacher needs a heart transplant
Nathon Rodrigues was diagnosed with heart failure at the age of 44.