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A request for the DOJ to investigate Sean Grayson's employment history | First Listen

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  • A request for the DOJ to investigate Sean Grayson's employment history
  • People throughout the country participated in vigils Sunday to remember Sonya Massey and call for change
  • The Department of Justice holding a Community Healing and Listening Session tonight in Springfield
  • Nearly 200 people are suing the state of Illinois and Cook County for alleged sexual abuse at a youth jail in Chicago
  • The pocketbooks of the dairy industry and everyday consumers have not felt the impact of the bird flu on their milk...yet

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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