Jeanne is joined by Mike Flynn to talk about small business and manufacturing here in Illinois. What problems are happening for manufacturing here in Illinois and how is the labor market affecting his company.

We also talk a bit about the US Navy Submarine force and the work Jeanne has done in support of the USS Illinois since the commissioning of that boat. For a bit of international discussion, we briefly look at China as a rising threat as a military power. 

What exactly happens when you are an election judge? We get to hear a bit of the real story behind being an election judge.