Rick Linton is with the Rend Lake Tourism Council and Tom Vaughn is Chairman of the Franklin County Board. They both joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the increased marketing and growth of Rend Lake and surrounding tourist areas to bring further business to the Southern Illinois.

State Sen. Paul Schimpf joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch in advance of the Senate's return to session tomorrow.

Chief Economist for The Illinois Policy Institute Orphe Divounguy joins The Morning Newswatch.