State Senator Doris Turner discusses change in Massey Commission leadership | First Listen

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published September 27, 2024 at 7:58 AM CDT

Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton addresses a rally Tuesday in West Garfield Park on behalf of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was shot and killed by a white sheriff’s deputy in downstate Sangamon County. At left with head bowed is Donna Massey, Sonya’s Massey’s mother.

Massey Commission's co-chairs will now review the more than 200 applications to be part of the commission.

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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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