Harrisburg mayor Dale Fowler is running for State Senate District 59. He joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the senate race, the issue regarding coal power and the impact of unit and mine closures, and the effect of the state impasse that's been left on the Harrisburg school district among many other topics.

IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins Tom Miller in the studio to talk the declining civility of politics, the role of attorney general, and what's next for Madigan.

Illinois State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) joins The Morning Newswatch.