
Lexi Sutter
Reporter at WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)
Reporter on @NBCChicago. 2X Emmy Award Winner. @UArizona grad. Central IL native. Formerly @abc15, @kshb41, @wmbdnews.
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16 hours ago |
nbcchicago.com | Lexi Sutter
The kitchen where deep dish pizza was invented can unsurprisingly be found in a Chicago kitchen, but where? There’s a lot of passion for Chicago-style pizza, but it turns out the chefs actually “stumbled upon” the now-staple's recipe. Deep dish pizza started as a snack for customers drinking alcohol inside a bar owned by Chicago businessman Ike Sewell.
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2 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Lexi Sutter
The trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old as the boy tried to protect his pregnant mother is now underway. Crosetti Brand is facing trial in connection to the Edgewater attack that occurred in March 2024, accused of killing 11-year-old Jayden Perkins. Prosecutors allege that Perkins was trying to protect his pregnant mother from Brand, who allegedly broke into the Edgewater residence and stabbed the boy multiple times.
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3 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Lexi Sutter
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3 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Lexi Sutter |James Neveau
In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace to Catholic faithful in Rome. Speaking from the same balcony where he was introduced to the world as the new pope, Leo addressed tens of thousands in St. Peter’s square on Sunday, offering words of hope and giving his first indications of what his focus will be as his tenure begins.
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4 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Lexi Sutter
Shortly after hearing the news on Thursday, the pope's older brother hopped on a plane to Rome
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Sharing some more fun details this Wednesday on @nbcchicago! #OnlyinChicago

It’s a Chicago tradition, but I never really knew why. @LexiSutterTV explains how and why turning the #chicagoriver green got started. https://t.co/pJbUvStbaU

Today’s Only in Chicago story is evoking a lot of emotions…. The age-old debate: ketchup or not? Today at 4! @nbcchicago https://t.co/ziIKPbpNOS

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