BIllinois Department of Employment Security Director Jeff Mays joins Tom Miller to talk about unemployment in the region and the agency's transition to a focus on job placement.

Photographer John O'Connell joins The Morning Newswatch.

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Jackson County Board Chairman John Rendleman joins The Morning Newsatch.