Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentencing is this week | First Listen

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published June 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM CDT

Madigan could get more than a dozen years in prison when sentenced this week
Advocates for a bill to wipe the slate clean for those with non-violent conviction on their record plan to try again this fall
Four staff members and five juveniles injured at a Galesburg detention center during a riot
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley says FEMA is slow to respond to disaster requests
Illinois teachers are getting new guidelines on how to us AI
Industry experts say pork producers could be profitable this year

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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.

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