Illinois State Representative David Severin (R-Benton) joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Tom Miller sits down to discuss the ongoing budget impasse with IL State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg).

David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU stops by The Morning Newswatch to talk about the fallout from last week's election results, and how Illinois voters are in opposition to an extension of the temporary tax hike