Diane Hood is one of the organizers of the annual Taste of Chocolate event which benefits The Women's Center in Carbondale. Hood sat down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the event which kicks off on Friday.

Attorney and former Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf joins The Morning Newswatch.

[caption id="attachment_19577" align="alignright" width="180"] State Representative David Severin (R)[/caption]

State Representative David Severin (R) joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch