Iva Dell Clay is the Campaign & Resource Development Director of United Way of Southern Illinois. She spoke with Tom Miller about the 2-1-1 service, a non-emergency telephone number that connects people with essential community information and services.

Bob Butler, Mayor of Marion, stops by The Morning Newswatch to discuss issues surrounding police and firefighter pensionsin the city, among other topics.

David Lawler, Democratic candidate for Williamson County Resident Circuit Judge, joins Tom Miller in the studio.