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 Sangamon County Coroner says the body of 54-year-old Teresa Ann Coleman was discovered by an IDOT maintenance worker on Wednesday.
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Authorities investigating after a woman found dead of of Interstate 55 in Springfield | First ListenSangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says the body was discovered near the southbound on-ramp along Stevenson Drive.
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Starting May 1 documented residents who've had a green card for fewer than five years will be kicked out of the state's healthcare system.
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The Illinois State Police say the bus collided with a semi truck and the vehicles caught fire.
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The legislation would assist Medicaid patients get treatment more quickly
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth invited a fertility specialist to be her guest for the State of the Union
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Letters released by a federal judge show how friends of convicted aide to former House Speaker Michael Madigan sought leniency for the one-time staffer
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Capitol News Illinois reports about 88% of state-level legislative and judicial primary contests are uncompetititve
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Evanston-based Open Communities filed a suit on behalf of a low income renter who was denied housing by a management company's chatbot