With the deadline for spring legislative session looming, Illinois Representative Terri Bryant spoke with Tom Miller about the status of a budget being passed and her stance on the budget legislation sent by the House last week.

Illinois Governor-elect JB Pritzker (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Debra Hogg, Communications Director for Hospice of Southern Illinois, stops by The Morning Newswatch to talk about some of the common misconceptions relating to hospice care.