Steve Brown is the spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the state budget impasse and lack of higher education funding along with the number of bills being sent to the House floor.

State Senator Dave Luechtefeld spoke with Tom Miller this morning to talk about the impending deadline of the spring legislative session for the state budget and the speculation whether the Senate will pass the budget sent by the House.

Steve O'Keefe is the Marketing Director of John A. Logan College. He joined Leigh Caldwell in the studio to discuss how the community college is functioning without state funding for the ninth month in a row.