Carbondale Chamber of Commerce President Les O'Dell joins Tom Miller in the studio to talk the importance of shopping local this holiday season.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and IDNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie join The Morning Newswatch.

John Tillman is the CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. Tillman joins Tom Miller for a conversation regarding executive orders passed at the last minute by former Gov. Pat Quinn, as well as an executive order passed by Governor Bruce Rauner on Tuesday.