Former SIU President and former Congressman Dr. Glenn Poshard joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the efforts of Governor-Elect Bruce Rauner's transition team and a meeting between all the members of the transition team happening later this week in Chicago.

Statehouse reporter for the Illinois Radio Network Greg Bishop joins The Morning Newswatch.

Mary McCorvie, an archeologist with the US Forest Service, joins The Morning Newswatch to talk history of Southern Illinois.