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
Fire near Lincoln Park Zoo injures 2, including firefighter
Crews put out a fire that started outside a popular café and event space near Lincoln Park Zoo on Friday morning.
Jewish groups rally at DePaul after anti-Semitic attack on campus
Several Jewish organizations joined students at DePaul University on Thursday to demand stronger action against antisemitism, following an attack on two Jewish students earlier this month.
Ben Oberto: Wisconsin dad goes missing after work trip to Chicago suburbs
A Wisconsin family is searching for answers after a husband and father of two went missing in Chicago's suburbs on Wednesday night.
Disturbing new details revealed in court after Homer Glen toddler dies, parents charged
A Will County judge ordered a father to be held in custody in connection with the possible overdose death of his 2-year-old daughter.
Delphi murder trial: Day 2 of jury deliberations ends without a verdict
The second day of jury deliberations in the Delphi double murder trial concluded Friday without a verdict.
Delphi murder trial: Jurors to resume deliberations Friday morning
The fate of a suspect accused of killing two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana is now in the hands of the jury.
Teen-led mental health support programs help youth reach youth in Chicago suburbs
In a Fox 32 special report, we look at kids helping kids navigate their mental health. This peer-to-peer support is becoming widespread from Naperville to Crystal Lake.
Limited water access hinders firefighters battling massive blaze at Joliet scrapyard
A massive fire broke out Friday afternoon at a Joliet scrapyard, where firefighters were facing challenges due to limited water supply.
FBI Chicago offers $15K reward in tracking Halloween-masked thieves in jewelry store heists
After a series of four jewelry store robberies involving suspects in Halloween masks, federal agents are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying them and are offering a $15,000 reward.
Prison term handed down in Aurora fentanyl-laced ketamine overdose
Four years after the fentanyl-laced ketamine death of a man in Aurora, the suspect received his sentence for drug-induced homicide.