[caption id="attachment_20082" align="alignright" width="300"] Samuel Stratemeyer (R)[/caption]

Republican candidate in the 118th house district primary, Samuel Stratemeyer, joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois Senator Gary Forby spoke with Tom Miller to discuss the importance of coal power in Illinois and the recent legislation sent from downstate lawmakers to help the state's coal industry.

Illinois State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) joins The Morning Newswatch.