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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Arrest made in Peoria Planned Parenthood arson, Peoria Planned Parenthood suffered more than a million dollars in damages, UCLA law professor says a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer may guide assault weapons lawsuits and more top stories -
Governor Pritzker announces transit projects, another lawsuit filed against the assault weapons ban, a pedestrian injured by a train in Springfield, and Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder says they are still working to keep hotel space in the Wyndham.
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Illinois has a new state water plan, a new legislative proposal to improve pay and training for temporary workers, a central Illinois lawmaker plans to sue the state over the new assault weapons ban, Illinois Department of Natural Resources has a new director and UIC reaches agreement with faculty.
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Illinois State Museum Director has died, a state senator hopes when colleges close that the professors will look at teaching K-12, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says Congress is working on alternative funding for road and bridge projects and more stories
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Civil lawsuit filed in the death of Earl Moore Jr., Gun control advocates say they are confident the assault weapon ban will stand, Democrats want a different state to take the election lead in the Primary, and the Illinois State Board of Education wants a $350 million budget increase
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A judge hears arguments on the new assault weapons ban, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he's open to spending cuts as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Springfield Schools to look at a mindfulness training program and the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic will be closed for several months after Sunday's arson fire.
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Congressman Darin LaHood doesn't support raising the debt ceiling, Illinois approves nearly 300 million dollars to assist asylum seekers, the assault weapons ban facing legal challenges, and a class action settlement with Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria could benefit patrons who were caught on facial recognition cameras.
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Tracking COVID as people test at home becoming more difficult, State Senator Sally Turner, the new Republican Party whip stands with law enforcement in its refusal to enforce the state's new assault weapons ban, former Illinois congressman Rodney Davis has a new job lobbying in Washington, Illinois General Assembly considering a bill to remove psilocybin from the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances, and efforts to create a Broadband service map.
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Many Illinois Sheriffs say they won't enforce the state's assault weapons ban including Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, Quincy's new veterans' home nearly complete, UIC faculty members may walk off the job next week and more top stories
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The new General Assembly has been sworn in, the new Quincy veterans nearly complete, no injuries at a chemical plan fire in Northern Illinois, and other stories
