Illinois Municipal League CEO Brad Cole joins The Morning Newswatch.

Cory Jobe, Director of The Illinois Office of Tourism, joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch,

Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.