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

Tom Miller discusses the upcoming months and what they mean in regards to the IL budget impasse with IL State Senator Dave Luechtefeld (R-Okawville).

David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU stops by The Morning Newswatch to talk about the fallout from last week's election results, and how Illinois voters are in opposition to an extension of the temporary tax hike