Former President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Doug Whitley joins us ahead of a speaking engagement at SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Friday.

Dr. Tracey Smith, Director of Programs and Community Health for the Illinois Public Health Association, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Annette McMichael, Communications Director for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (S.A.F.E.) joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the appeals process for an injunction on fracking that was denied in Madison County Circuit Court.