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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Drivers for Uber or Lyft can now organize and collectively negotiate for improved wages and work conditions. -
More than 100 years after the Springfield race riots, historians say we can still learn something from them today.
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A vehicle traveling west on Walnut Street left the road, struck a light pole and collided with the concrete post outside the YNOT Outdoors building.
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Linzee Carpenter was stopped in Chatham and arrested following an officer smelling alcohol in her vehicle.
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Bailey has implied Governor Pritzker has kept silent amid misconduct allegations in the House.
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One lawsuit focuses on tariffs and the other on data access.
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Alaina Hampton is calling for House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's resignation.
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State lawmakers appropriated $70 million in the budget to create the FRESH program.
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Sean Grayson is battling cancer and applied to have his sentence served on home confinement.
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Former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson's request to be released from prison for medical reasons is expected to be decided today.
