J. Fred Giertz, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and the author of U of I's Flash Index, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller discusses the upcoming election for the 58th District Senate seat with Paul Schimpf, a Waterloo Attorney and Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination.