Steve Brown is the spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. He joined Tom Miller in the studio this morning to discuss Illinois' 11th month without a budget and answered questions pertaining to the polarization between Speaker Madigan and Governor Bruce Rauner.

Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II joins The Morning Newswatch.

The continuing lack of a state budget is the main topic of this interview between Tom Miller and IL State Rep. John Bradley (D-Marion).