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Jeanne Ives (R), state representative and challenger to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the March primary, joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

Marion Mayor Bob Butler joins The Morning Newswatch.

Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens joins us to talk about the town, including renovations to Walnut Street, the Big Muddy River Overpass and a banner he wants residents to sign in response to a woman who wrote to the town about her experiences with a soldier from Murphysboro during World War II.