For your right to be curious.

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Join the NPR Illinois team!

Community Voices is seeking a co-host/editor to join Jeff Williams and Randy Eccles in getting to know our neighbors and more. Apply by May 25, 5 p.m.

The news department is seeking part-time fill-in anchor/reporters who are available either weekdays from 5:30 to 9 a.m. and/or 3:30 to 6 p.m. Apply by June 5, 5 p.m.

News

Illinois lifts decades old moratorium on new nuclear facilities | First Listen

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published December 12, 2023 at 7:17 AM CST

Illinois manufacturers praise new law lifting Illinois' ban on new nuclear facilities
A pilot program at Cook County jail to provide exiting inmates with state identification cards
Penicillin to get a boost with a derivative of tunicamycin
Illinois State Police say "clear and present danger" reports are helping police remove guns from those that may be a danger to themselves and others

Tags

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.

See stories by Michelle Eccles