Diane Hood is one of the organizers of the annual Taste of Chocolate event which benefits The Women's Center in Carbondale. Hood sat down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the event which kicks off on Friday.

Walker's Bluff CEO Cynde Bunch and spokeswoman Emily Burke join Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch.

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R, IL-12) joins The Morning Newswatch.