Annette McMichael with the group Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (SAFE) joins us to talk about the group's opposition to hydraulic fracturing.

J. Fred Giertz, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and the author of U of I's Flash Index, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller is joined by IL State Rep. Brandon Phelps for a conversation on Thursday morning