Lisa Chavarria joined the NBC 5 team as a general assignment reporter in June of 2017.
Prior to joining NBC 5, Lisa spent 5 years as a reporter and fill-in anchor at the FOX affiliate in Chicago.
Chavarria came back to Chicago after spending several years in newsrooms around the country. She started her career at WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan. She then worked for WTVF-TV in Nashville and KHOU-TV in Houston.
Lisa is no stranger to the city. She is originally from the south side of Chicago, but grew up in west suburban, Berwyn.
She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Returning to NBC Tower feels like a true homecoming as she interned there with the NBC News bureau.
Chavarria enjoys running along the lakefront, so much in fact, she documented training for her first marathon. She became an official finisher of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2018. She will make another attempt, this time raising money and awareness for the American Diabetes Association. It's a cause dear to her as her mother has Type 2 diabetes. She also lost her grandfather to complications from the same condition.
Chavarria is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
She lives in the city with her husband, Ben and their Yorkie, Jordan.
The Latest
-
Man in custody after reports of ‘active shooter' near Chicago Federal Building in Loop
Members of the Chicago Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security were at the scene in front of the building, at 230 S. Dearborn.
-
Deaths of 5 people found in Mundelein home ruled murder-suicide
All five adults, who appeared to have died as the result of gunshot wounds, were either family members or in a domestic relationship, police said.
-
Welfare check leads to 5 people found dead in Mundelein home: Police
All five adults, who appeared to have died as the result of gunshot wounds, were either family members or in a domestic relationship, police said.
-
Death investigation underway at Mundelein home
Video and photos captured at the scene, showed officers and other law enforcement officials walking in and out of the home, at the corner of Prairie and Wellington Avenues.
-
Chicago mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 14 injured Saturday night
Chicago police were attempting to break up a gathering in the Washington Park neighborhood when gunfire rang out, with 15 victims struck.
-
Indiana police chase ends in major Morgan Park crash, with 4 critically hurt after SUV flips over
At one point, the stolen SUV sped through a neighborhood and clipped a parked car, sending it flying into the lawn of a home in Morgan Park.
-
Crews respond to boat underwater in Lake Michigan near 31st St. Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard said it was not involved in the recovery, but it believes it could be in connection to a sunken vessel incident that occurred July 5.
-
Dozens of shots fired in ‘gang-on-gang' attack in River North that left 1 dead
Five gunmen opened fire in River North early Wednesday morning, letting off dozens of rounds, killing one man and injuring another, authorities said.
-
VIDEO: Bullet holes riddle windows of River North office building after deadly shooting
One man was killed and another man was injured in the shooting, with police tape blocking off State and Grand in downtown Chicago near several hotels and office buildings.
-
Deadly shooting in River North near offices, hotels leaves 1 killed, 1 hurt
One man was killed and another man was injured in the shooting, with police tape blocking off State and Grand in downtown Chicago near several hotels and office buildings.
