Travis Aiken is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watchdog group, or I-LAW. Aiken joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss "judicial hellholes" and how they relate to issues affecting Southern IL.

Illinois State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller discusses the upcoming primary election with Republican candidate for the soon-to-be vacated 58th District Senate seat with Paul Schimpf, a Waterloo attorney.