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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It's election day, polls are open and the State Board of Elections has some reminders | First ListenVoters today will be choosing their leaders for their local offices on school, park district, and township boards.
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Farmers who have invested in the Rural Energy for America Program are waiting for funds. -
Illinois programs facing $153 million in funding cuts.
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The health care system facing challenges due to the demand for more caregivers for an aging population.
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Maria Moran, President of the Neoga FFA Alumni/Boosters discusses the tornado damage and how it impacted the FFA chapter.
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Miller called Thursday, the day the President signed the executive order to shut down the Department of Education, as historic
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Clinics that offer free or reduced care are bracing for an uptick in demand for services thanks to cuts to Medicaid
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Cindy Pritzker was a philanthropist who championed Chicago's public libraries and architecture.
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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation expected to roll out more online licensing.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stopped $41 million in funding for the program
