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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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
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Judge Tracie Porter ruled Wednesday that Trump's involvement in January 6th makes him constitutionally ineligible for the presidency.
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Republicans tried to keep the Invest in Kids Act alive, but it was allowed to sunset at the beginning of this year