Jewish community shares what it is like to live in Springfield | LISTEN

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles,

Randy Eccles

Published July 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT

community members at listen event — Members of the Jewish community meet with the NPR Illinois team to discuss life in central Illinois at Temple Israel.

Thanks to a Healing Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Field Foundation of Illinois, administered by the United Way of Central Illinois, the NPR Illinois team is visiting several diverse communities to discuss what it's like to live in central Illinois. In this LISTEN session, you hear from members of the <b>Jewish Federation of Springfield</b> at Temple Israel where its congregation and that of B'rith Sholom combined to discuss their close knit community and why they love living in Springfield.

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Michelle Eccles

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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Randy Eccles

Randy Eccles is thrilled to be talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.

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