Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Dr. Kent Redfield, an emeritus professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield, joins us to share his thoughts on the election.

Tom Miller speaks with SIU Professor Jan Thompson, who Directed the documentary Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War Experience, and David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute about the film and it's success, including an additional screening scheduled for Sept. 29th.