Rich Egger
News DirectorRich has served as TSPR's News Director since July, 1998. The news department has earned walls full of reporting awards since then. Before coming to TSPR, Rich worked professionally in commercial radio news at WRMN-AM/WJKL-FM in Elgin and WJBC-AM in Bloomington. Rich has a B.A. in Communication Studies with an Emphasis on Radio, TV and Film from Northern Illinois University. In Rich's leisure time he spends way too much money on vinyl records. He also enjoys books, cross-country skiing, rooting for the Cubs and Blackhawks, and making various baked goods, including sugar frosted chocolate bombs. His future plans include getting some tacos, especially when Sandra's Authentic Mexican Truck is in town.
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In a lawsuit filed in McDonough County Circuit Court on Friday, the Macomb Park District asks for removal of a waterslide that extends into Derry Park from private property. -
The city hoped the project could be done next year, but now it’s more likely to be done in 2028. -
Shaiking Mathis faces multiple charges of aggravated battery to a police officer and aggravated discharge of a firearm for the shooting in Sept. 2024. -
Non-stop music will fill the street outside Burlington’s Capitol Theater on Saturday, Aug. 8 for the Old Couch Music Festival. -
The National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities reported that all major observation sites in its service area hit a heat index of at least 110 degrees during the two-day extreme heat event on July 26 and 27. -
The Knox County board this week gave the go-ahead to starting an on-demand service. The Galesburg city council approved it in mid-July. -
A new book highlights 15 sermons by civil rights leader The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, who grew up in Macomb. -
The Y has added an indoor playground, outdoor wellness spaces, and a youth center. -
The University of Illinois Extension is collaborating with the Illinois Department of Transportation to turn the roughly one-acre site into a restored prairie habitat. -
In a release, the hospital said President and CEO Michael McCoy has left the organization to be with his family during “a difficult time.”
