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Increased police patrols by some schools in Springfield due to a man with a gun and more top stories |First Listen

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  • Increased police patrols by some schools in Springfield due to a man with a gun
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  • Illinois receives funding to address abandoned oil and gas wells
  • Former Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoc sues his former Swiss bank for allegedly defrauding him out of millions of dollars
  • Report says you are more likely to have a Muslim neighbor in Illinois than in any other state
  • Deer and company studying how to deal with California's plan to ban the sale of gas powered vehicles
  • Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's campaign fund gets a boost from a Republican mega donor
  • Dr. Melissa Franzen discusses the Kids Good Grief Camp scheduled for mid-September
Michelle Eccles anchors NPR Illinois' Morning Edition. Michelle has more than 30 years of experience in broadcasting which all began at her high school radio station, Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale for her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a focus in Radio Television and went on to become an award winning anchor and reporter for stations in Decatur and Springfield.
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