Cory Jobe is the director of the Illinois Office of Tourism. He joined Leigh Caldwell in the studio this morning to discuss Illinois' tourism week, the status of the tourism industry, and to explain Project "Time Off".

Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) and Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (r-Harrisburg) join The Morning Newswatch.

Historian and author Jon Musgrave joins The Morning Newswatch.