[caption id="attachment_7815" align="alignright" width="200"] Congressman John Shimkus[/caption]

Congressman John Shimkus joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch.

Sheila Haggard joins The Morning Newswatch to talk about the Holiday Lights Fair happening at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng joins us to discuss recent changes to pension reform, specifically in relation to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), and what that means regarding a wave of retirements the University was expecting.