Republican Gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner joins us to talk about his recently unveiled plan to cut costs in response to the 2015 fiscal year budget passed in Springfield last month.

I-DOT District 9 Construction Engineer Doug Helfrich joins The Morning Newswatch.

Cory Jobe is the director of the Illinois Office of Tourism. He joined Leigh Caldwell in the studio this morning to discuss Illinois' tourism week, the status of the tourism industry, and to explain Project "Time Off".