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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Michelle Eccles

Published February 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM CST

Daniel Ryan was booked into the county jail and faces charges of domestic violence and DUI
The attorney general's office won the first-ever civil hate crime lawsuit brought by the state under a 2018 law
A new state law banning carbon sequestration under the Mahomet Aquifer is now in effect
Illinois voters are starting to receive their vote-by-mail ballots for the March primary
University of Illinois Springfield reports a drop in student enrollment for the spring semester

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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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