Travis Aiken is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watchdog group, or I-LAW. Aiken joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss "judicial hellholes" and how they relate to issues affecting Southern IL.

Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II and Du Quoin State Fair Manager Josh Gross join The Morning Newswatch.

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