Dr. Steven Karau, a business management professor at SIU, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic candidate, Andrea Zopp, spoke with Tom Miller WJPF. She talked about her experience in law and as the former President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, and how she believes it'll help her in the primary ballot.

Bart Mann, an organizer with the Herrin Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, stops by The Morning Newswatch to discuss all of the effort which goes into creating a Thanksgiving Day celebration for the city of Herrin.