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Governor Pritzker addresses the projected budget deficit and other top stories | First Listen

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  • Forecasters are predicting a budget deficit in Illinois next year, but revenues remain on pace for the current year
  • Illinois' Prisoner Review Board has seen controversy, but there's an effort to reform it
  • A coalition of advocates is calling for more state funding for homelessness services
  • A new measure in the Indiana statehouse would explore letting secession-minded Illinois counties join the Hoosier State
  • Farmers will be able to apply for some $31 billion in economic and disaster relief payments
  • A Springfield man sentenced to life in prison in the killing of a couple in their home near Southwind Park
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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