Jim Chilsen, Communications Director for the Citizens Utility Board, speaks with Tom Miller about the rate hike proposed by Ameren which would go toward their "smart grid" technology. Chilsen says while the technology is beneficial for IL consumers, the rate hike is simply too high.

Dr. John Jackson from SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute joins The Morning Newswatch.

Neurologist Dr. Alejandro Hornik from SIH's Brain and Spine Institute joins The Morning Newswatch.