Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.

Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the conservative Illinois Policy Institute, joins us to discuss the alarming rate at which people are leaving the state.