Mark Mix is the President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Mix joined Tom Miller for a conversation about the possibilities of Right to Work Zones in Illinois.

US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Gary Williams, the Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Carbondale and Steve Mitchell with Connect SI join The Morning Newswatch to discuss the process underway to build an ultra high-speed broadband internet network in Carbondale, making Carbondale the region's first "Gigabit City."