Lexi Sutter

Lexi Sutter is an award-winning reporter who joined the NBC 5 team in June 2018.

Lexi worked for ABC 15 in Phoenix, Arizona before returning home to Chicago. While in Phoenix, she covered everything from Spring Training to wildfires burning across Northern Arizona. She also spent three years reporting in Kansas City. During that time, she won an Emmy award for exposing dozens of sexual abuse claims inside a local VA hospital, deployed to Guam with the Air National Guard, and followed the Kansas City Royals through two World Series runs.

Sutter got her first on-air job in Peoria, Illinois, near her hometown of Le Roy, Ill. She was the first reporter on the scene of a F-4 tornado in Washington, Ill., leading WMBD’s coverage from the field. The news team won an Emmy and a national Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news. Lexi was also honored by the Illinois Broadcasters Association for a story she did about a 96-year-old man who wrote a song for his late wife. “Sweet Lorraine” became a viral sensation, breaking a Billboard record and making it into iTunes Top 10 list.

Lexi attended the University of Arizona, where she majored in journalism and double-minored in pre-health and business. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, an organization she still donates her time to today.

When Lexi isn’t working, you’ll find her enjoying everything the Windy City has to offer. Games, concerts and countless festivals, Lexi is so thankful to be back in her favorite city and able to spend time with her family and friends.

The Latest

Sick woman with flu, cold, fever and cough sitting on couch at home. Ill person blowing nose and sneezing with tissue and handkerchief. Woolen socks and medicine. Infection in winter. Resting on sofa.

Health & Wellness Dec 27

Flu, RSV, COVID on the rise in Chicago area as people gather for holidays

‘Tis the season for celebration, and unfortunately, sickness. And it appears the Chicago area is not immune.

Logan Square Dec 18

Logan Square man recounts brazen attack earlier this month

A Logan Square resident is continuing to recover after being brutally attacked in the neighborhood, steps away from where he lives.

MADISON, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 16: Students are escorted from a church next to the Abundant Life Christian School and loaded on busses to be taken to a reunification center on December 16, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. A student and teacher were shot and killed and the alleged shooter, who police say they believe to have been a student at the school, was found dead at the scene, according to published reports. Six others were injured with two in critical condition, the reports said. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Wisconsin Dec 16

Madison, Wisconsin, community grieving after deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School

Roughly 200 families whose children attend a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, experienced frightening moments on Monday as a student fatally shot two people and injured several others.

Chicago Christmas Dec 10

Chicago elementary school students treated to presents, pizza for holidays

Students at Ronald E. McNair Elementary School were treated to much more than an average Tuesday, being treated to pizza and presents in celebrations of the holidays.

Holidays Dec 9

Chicago Fire Department stresses importance of holiday fire safety

The risk for house fires is always present, but it especially rises during the holiday season.

Oak Park Dec 10

New details revealed in Black Friday killing of Oak Park police detective

A Cook County judge ruled Thursday morning that 37-year-old Jerell Thomas will be held without bond due to “overwhelming evidence” that he fatally shot Oak Park detective Alan Reddins and attempted to shoot a sergeant in a crime captured on surveillance video.