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.

VisitSI Executive Director Ashlee Spiller joins The Morning Newswatch....
SIU President Randy Dunn was in Edwardsville today and spoke with Tom Miller of WJPF about the potential layoffs and cuts following Governor Rauner’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017....
Dan Brady, a candidate for Illinois Secretary of State in the June Republican Primary and current Illinois State Representative, joins The Morning Newswatch....