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

Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Steve Brown is the spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. He joined Tom Miller in the studio this morning to discuss Illinois' 11th month without a budget and answered questions pertaining to the polarization between Speaker Madigan and Governor Bruce Rauner.