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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The Prairie Hills Land Bank Authority will seek a $1 million federal grant to clean up the former Haeger Pottery property in Macomb. -
The team at Macomb city hall will have a new member beginning Jan. 20. -
Cindy Owsley said she participated in 40 protests last year. This is already her second of 2026. -
One of the grants is for improving the Candy Lane corridor. The other is for construction of a multi-use path that would circle around the city. -
Public Works Director Alice Ohrtmann said the city is coming into the home stretch for the project. -
The county's school districts, Spoon River College, and other partners are still discussing the project. -
Superintendent Patrick Twomey believes the change has worked out well, and he said it’s helping build community pride. -
A Western Illinois University professor participated in the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in November in Belém, Brazil. -
Conservationists say wetlands provide many benefits, but the number of wetlands in the Midwest is shrinking. -
Macomb plans to have three electric vehicle charging stations installed in the downtown area.
