BIllinois Department of Employment Security Director Jeff Mays joins Tom Miller to talk about unemployment in the region and the agency's transition to a focus on job placement.

Interventional cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular at SIH Prairie Heart Institute Dr. Gangadhar Malasana joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville, 54th District) joins The Morning Newswatch.