A Democratic leader hopes Illinois will grant a former Chicago gang boss release | First Listen

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published May 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM CDT

President Trump commuted former Chicago gang boss Larry Hoover's sentence but it's unclear what the state of Illinois will do
Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill that could create more requirements for safe gun storage
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski wants to know more about the agreement between Nippon and how it could affect Granite City steelworkers
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias advising of a text scam threatening to suspend vehicle registration and driving privileges

Tags

Michelle Eccles

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.

See stories by Michelle Eccles