Rich Egger
Rich is the News Director at Tri States Public Radio. Rich grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago but now calls Macomb home. Rich has a B.A in Communication Studies with an Emphasis on Radio, TV, and Film from Northern Illinois University. Rich came to love radio in high school where he developed his “news nerdiness” as he calls it. Rich’s high school had a radio station called WFVH, which he worked at for a couple years. In college, Rich worked at campus station WKDI for three years, spinning tunes and serving at various times as General Manager, Music Director and Operations Manager. Before being hired as Tri States Public Radio’s news director in 1998, Rich worked professionally in news at WRMN-AM/WJKL-FM in Elgin and WJBC-AM in Bloomington. In Rich’s leisure time he loves music, books, cross-country skiing, rooting for the Cubs and Blackhawks, and baking sugar frosted chocolate bombs. His future plans include “getting some tacos.”
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For more than half a century, Dr. Russell Dohner made sure healthcare remained affordable and available for the region’s residents. -
The number of layoffs was not released. -
The organ dates back around a century, and has quite a story. -
The city unveiled Macombopoly during a celebration held on a beautiful spring morning on the city's downtown courthouse square. -
State police said they reviewed body worn camera video, witness interviews, and autopsy results. -
Mayor Jeff Ervin called the turnout a testament to the community. -
“The definition of ‘balanced’ will be the question,” said House Republican Leader Tony McCombie. -
Prosecutors said the guards forced Larry Earvin from his cell in May of 2018. Earvin was restrained and handcuffed and posed no threat when the guards assaulted him. -
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most written about figures in history. There are thousands of books about him, but this one is unique. -
The centers will be in Beardstown and Springfield, and there are plans to open centers in Monmouth and Peoria too.
