US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry spoke with Tom Miller about the recent balanced budget for Carbondale and the town meeting for Tuesday night regarding the city's water quality.

Tom Miller speaks with Caitlin Wilson, Staff Writer for Reboot Illinois, about an article which she wrote regarding the most impoverished counties in Illinois. Two of the top four, are in Southern Illinois (Union, Wayne Co.).

If you would like to read her article, follow this link: http://www.rebootillinois.com/2015/02/12/editors-picks/caitlinwilson/illinois-poverty-rise-since-2010-four-counties-greatest-risk-says-report/33062/?utm_content=buffer7f64d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter