Michelle Eccles
Anchor/ ReporterMichelle 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.
In 2013, she left broadcasting to become the Public Relations Manager for Horace Mann in Springfield, a job she still does by day. Michelle is thrilled to be doing radio again and anchoring on NPR Illinois.
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State regulators approve energy rate hikes but a lesser rate than utilities requested | First ListenState regulators approve energy rate hikes, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker offers more funding for Chicago's immigration crisis, and Former Sangamon County State's Attorney John Milhiser is back in that role.
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Two men found dead in Southern View identified, a Macoupin county man dead after a hunting accident, a Chicago firefighter dies after falling through a roof during a blaze, and new laws passed in Illinois protect trans rights.
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Police investigating the suspicious deaths of two individuals on Southern View, a Pinckneyville Correction Center acting lieutenant appeared in court to admit he failed to intervene in an incident where correctional officers punched and kicked an inmate, and a judicial oversight panel reviewing a judge's decision on a 2022 rape conviction.
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Lawmakers lift a moratorium on new nuclear power plants, Invest in Kids program not reauthorized by lawmakers, President Joe Biden stops in Belvidere to meet with workers celebrating the reopening of an idled assembly plant, and the Secretary of State's office asking veterans and heir families to submit mementos for the Illinois Veterans History Project.
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A new investigation finds troubling conditions inside Illinois' juvenile justice system, an Illinois State Police trooper injured after a traffic stop near the UIS campus is out of the hospital, and Illinois lawmakers are split over how to elect Chicago's school board.
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Illinois receives its ninth credit upgrade, lawmakers want answers regarding fraudulent unemployment claims, efforts to preserve the Invest in Kids Act continue, and the Illinois State Police finalizing rules for the state's assault weapons ban.
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Lawmakers return for the remainder of the veto session, Springfield is one of six chapters in the country to be part of a national effort to fund local news coverage, Bradley faculty are warning proposed cuts may cause irreversible damage, and Fermilab in Batavia opening a new quantum physics lab.
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A Pawnee man faces charges after a 29-year-old woman was seriously injured, the Illinois State Police asking for help in a Decatur homicide case, Carle Heath is offering voluntary separation agreements to help reduce costs, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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Congressman Darin Lahood says the new House Speaker is the right man for the job, a couple of lawmakers hoping to combat digital threats with the rise in Artificial Intelligence, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says no more state money will be going to Chicago for migrants, and Illinois Department of Transportation making headway in the I-80 corridor construction project.
