Travis Aiken is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watchdog group, or I-LAW. Aiken joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss "judicial hellholes" and how they relate to issues affecting Southern IL.

SIU's Bob Baer and The Adler Planetarium's Hunter Miller joins The Morning Newswatch. 

Democratic candidate for the 117th House District, Jason Woolard, joins Tom Miller in the studio.