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 union says after months of negotiations little progress has been made on issues like salary. -
The Illinois State Police warn its aging fleet of cars could take 18 years to replace | First ListenCapitol News Illinois reports more than 1,000 vehicles have exceeded their lifetimes.
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The Cook County State's Attorney called the special prosecutor demand baseless.
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The Sangamon County Board heard testimony for nearly four hours before choosing to table a zoning change for the project.
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The Sangamon County Board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight at the BOS Center to vote on the data center.
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Erica Metzger discusses this fun, locally written murder mystery-comedy. -
The unions and the university have been negotiations for about a year, but the unions say they have yet to reach consensus.
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Norine Hammond lost to crop insurance salesman, Josh Higgins.
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The measure passed 53 to 47 percent. -
Not all races are competitive, but each party ballot has a few that feature more than one candidate.
