Illinois' Attorney General joins a lawsuit to halt mass federal government layoffs | First Listen

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published March 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM CDT

Kwame Raoul one of 20 attorneys general seeking a temporary restraining order over the mass layoffs by the federal government
The Illinois Department of Public Health says there's been a drop in the amount of overdose deaths
Groups that provide financial support for those seeking abortions say a "funding crisis" is unfolding
The Holocaust Museum and Education Center is temporarily closing
The Illinois EPA has announced nearly $3 million for the City of Springfield to replace lead service lines
A proposal at the Illinois statehouse would give working mothers up to a 30-minute paid break to pump breastmilk and breastfeed

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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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