Brittany Toolis
Brittany Toolis is a South Side Chicago native who’s thrilled to be coming home to reconnect with the neighborhoods, communities, and people that make Chicago unlike anywhere else.
Prior to joining FOX32, Brittany spent the last decade covering news and sports in markets including Detroit, Seattle, Oklahoma City - where she earned a regional Emmy for severe weather coverage, and Rockford, IL. She’s a passionate hockey fan – her broadcasting career actually began as a rink side reporter for the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
Brittany is from the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side, attended St. Gabriel Elementary School, high school at St. Ignatius College Prep and graduated from Eastern Illinois University. She also worked as a lifeguard for the Chicago Park District throughout high school and college.
When she’s not working, you can catch Brittany cheering on the Blackhawks, Sox and Bears. She also enjoys exploring Chicago’s neighborhoods and thrifting, doing yoga, and trying to wrangle her and her fiance's puppy, Winnie Beninnie.
The latest from Brittany Toolis
Starved Rock murders: Illinois board hears Weger pardon request
New DNA evidence is at the center of a renewed effort to clear the Starved Rock killer's name.
Oswego shelter-in-place lifted: Welfare check led to hours-long police situation
A welfare check in Oswego, Illinois, escalated into an hours-long situation Friday morning after a shot was fired inside a home, prompting a shelter-in-place order.
Attorney General investigates Ford Heights municipal hall
Investigators with the Illinois attorney general's office were at the Ford Heights Municipal Hall Thursday as authorities provided few details about an apparent investigation.
49 of 56 bodies found at Chicago funeral home identified as families seek FBI investigation
The identities of 49 people whose bodies were found allegedly improperly stored at a Chicago funeral home have been confirmed as families demand a federal investigation.
Chicago crash closes Roosevelt Road in Dearborn Park
A serious crash involving a sedan and landscaping vehicle has closed part of Roosevelt Road in Chicago's Dearborn Park neighborhood.
Over 50 decomposing bodies found inside Chicago funeral home
Police in Chicago are investigating the discovery of more than 50 human remains inside a South Side funeral home.
Convicted mobster tied to NW Indiana gambling case faces new fraud charges
A man charged in a sweeping federal investigation into an alleged northwest Indiana mob-linked gambling operation is facing a new set of felony charges in Rhode Island, prompting a federal judge to reconsider whether he should remain free while awaiting trial.
Chicago school board backs revised CPS budget relying on $150M from state
The Chicago Board of Education approved an amended Chicago Public Schools budget Thursday after hours of tense debate.
Chicago man accused of shooting woman he believed knew about sister's death, prosecutors say
The brother of a woman found dead in a garbage can in Chicago is now charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he shot one of the people who discovered her body.
Driver sought after crashing into suburban Chicago home in hit-and-run
A hit-and-run driver caused major damage to a Burbank home early Friday after crashing through parked vehicles and slamming into the front of the residence.