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Illinois' lawmakers' two week fall session has come and gone | First Listen

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  • Analyst predictions that not much would happen at the Illinois legislative veto session came true
  • Anti-abortion advocates and some Christian employers are joining together to sue Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and other state officials
  • Homeless encampments in Peoria are now prohibited
  • A five-year-old murder case has resulted in the arrest of a Springfield woman
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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