U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller speaks with Caitlin Wilson, Staff Writer for Reboot Illinois, about an article which she wrote regarding the most impoverished counties in Illinois. Two of the top four, are in Southern Illinois (Union, Wayne Co.).

If you would like to read her article, follow this link: http://www.rebootillinois.com/2015/02/12/editors-picks/caitlinwilson/illinois-poverty-rise-since-2010-four-counties-greatest-risk-says-report/33062/?utm_content=buffer7f64d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter