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Today is primary election day in Illinois | First Listen

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  • Not all primary races are competitive, but each party ballot has a few that feature more than one candidate
  • Governor Pritzker is calling for a new plan to increase higher education attainment in Illinois
  • A federal judge has granted the prosecutors' motion to dismiss charges against two of the "Broadview Six"
  • Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is co-leading a coalition of attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Is this month's weather in Illinois unusual?
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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