Jack Langowski, chairman of the Carbondale Downtown Advisory Committee, joins us to discuss upgrading the downtown area ahead of Wednesday's public meeting on renovating downtown Carbondale.

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SIU President Randy Dunn joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller and IL State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) discuss the legislature's decision to spend $5b in federal funds during the state's ongoing budget crisis.