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".

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Congressman Mike Bost joins The Morning Newswatch. Mike and his wife, Tracy, were aboard the train that collided with garbage truck in Virginia.

Natalie Phelps Finnie Illinois director of The Department of Natural Resources joins the Morning NewsWatch.