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

SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

Illinois Region President for Deaconess Illinois Will Davis and Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network Executive Director Tracy Warner join The Morning Newswatch.