Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) joins The Morning Newswatch.