Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Les O'Dell joins Tom Miller to discuss a proposal in Springfield to increase the minimum wage.

David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU stops by The Morning Newswatch to talk about the fallout from last week's election results, and how Illinois voters are in opposition to an extension of the temporary tax hike

Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.