Travis Aiken is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watchdog group, or I-LAW. Aiken joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss "judicial hellholes" and how they relate to issues affecting Southern IL.

Dr. John Jackson from SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) joins The Morning Newswatch.