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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The Illinois Arts Council board chair Nora Daley says despite the impact the arts aren't always considered in investment talks. -
More students could qualify for in-state tuition at Illinois colleges under a new law | First ListenThe law will loosen one of the requirements for paying in-state tuition by making it available to students who attended college in the state for at least three years
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Cocktails to go is now law in Illinois.
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Researchers with Luxury Link analyzed data and found arriving flights to Illinois increase 18 % during the week surrounding Independence Day.
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The Jefferson County Sheriff's office says both of the individuals who died were in separate single-wide trailer homes.
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Petersburg, Blue Mound, Effingham, and Charleston among the cities hit hard by Wednesday's storms. -
Clayton Kuetemeyer, Deputy Director of Emergency Management for IEMA, shares best tips and practices as severe weather is predicted for central Illinois again. -
Hunter Pierce (Dean), JD Sonneborn (Dennis), and Natalie Jacobs (Ensemble) describe the show as full of love and fun. -
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the state's eighth consecutive balanced budget.
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Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher says she is committed to a review following Wednesday's tornado where sirens weren't sounded.
