Former SIU President and former Congressman Dr. Glenn Poshard joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the efforts of Governor-Elect Bruce Rauner's transition team and a meeting between all the members of the transition team happening later this week in Chicago.

Tom Harness of Harness Digital Marketing joins Tom Miller to discuss strategies for avoiding online scams during the holiday shopping season.

Michael Jones, director of the General John A. Logan Museum, joins us to talk about the role General Logan played in the Civil War and in starting the Memorial Day holiday.