Congressman John Shimkus joins us to talk about progress on immigration reform and other pieces of legislation ahead of Congress’ recess.

SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio this morning to speak with Tom Miller about the $3.8 billion bill proposed by Senate Democrats for higher education and social services....
Dr. John Jackson, a visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU Carbondale, joins The Morning Newswatch....
Judge David Overstreet, candidate for the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court, joins Tom Miller in the studio....