Candidate for state house David Friess joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch.

Jay Rowell and John Otey with the Illinois Department of Employment Security joins us to talk about a job-hiring fair being held at the Shawnee Community College this week.

Tom Miller sits down with Williamson County Commissioner Jim Marlo and Greg Smothers, President of the Illinois Association of County Engineers to discuss how the state's budget battle is proving to be a detriment to local governments.