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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Contract negotiations with the Department of Corrections health care provider stalled, so a new one will be taking over. -
Critics of Donald Trump's big policy bill say it will grow the federal budget deficit | First ListenCongressman Darin LaHood rejects economic assessments that say the federal budget deficit will grow.
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Nathan Moss (Curly) and Brooke Seacrist (Laurey) discuss the details of the musical. -
A homeless advocacy organization in Springfield says they've received reports of people trying to scam people by offering help with rent assistance and internet.
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Gregory says the new no-match TIF program and the History Across the Tracks initiative both received support from the council. -
Cuts to Medicaid will leave vulnerable citizens without healthcare,
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The predictive index considers patient demographics, medical history and socioeconomic factors like distance to hospitals and insurance status.
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Pritzker will be the first governor in about 40 years to seek at third term.
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Brandon Doherty, GM of the Scheels Sports Park, give some of the details on the dome. -
A University of Urbana Champaign study shows a correlation between social networks and health outcomes in aging adults.
