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 to 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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William Thorpe Memorial Park will be in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of East Pierce Street.
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Grant funding and the Regional Office of Education will cover the first-year cost.
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The business is building a repair center in Macomb's industrial park.
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The first phase will be paid for with a $90,000 federal grant. Macomb is one of just 64 grant recipients nationwide.
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The session included the Macomb Police Department, city leadership, the WIU Office of Public Safety, Illinois State Police, and members of the Quincy Police Department.
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A third tenant could soon be announced.
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‘Beautiful art that is stretching boundaries:’ Hip Hop Orchestra Experience coming to southeast IowaHip Hop Orchestra Experience will collaborate with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for a show on May 3 at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center.
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The scholarship helps Western Illinois University jazz students record a professional-looking video to use when applying for jobs or graduate school.
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An entomologist who has studied ticks for nearly a quarter century said we are living in a time of change regarding the parasitic arachnids.