SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng joins us to discuss recent changes to pension reform, specifically in relation to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), and what that means regarding a wave of retirements the University was expecting.

 

Social Security and Medicare Policy Analyst for The Senior Citizens League Mary Johnson joins The Morning Newswatch.

 

 
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Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic candidate, Andrea Zopp, spoke with Tom Miller WJPF. She talked about her experience in law and as the former President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, and how she believes it'll help her in the primary ballot.

 
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Tom Miller speaks with Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President of the IL Policy Institute, about the growing trend of rising property taxes around the state.

 
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