City of Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons joins The Morning Newswatch. 

SIU Architecture Professor and former chancellor Walter Wendler joins us to discuss the rising popularity of distance education and online learning and the problems that come with schools that offer such programs.

State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming election and his appointment to a state commission to study the state's school funding formula.