Michael Gauch is the superintendent of the Harrisburg Community Schools District Unit No. 4. He spoke with Tom Miller about the lack of funds K-12 schools in Southern Illinois has received and whether schools like those in Harrisburg will stay open in the 2016-'17 school year.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Rich Whitney, director of Illinois' Green Party joins us to discuss the party's candidates in the November election.