Diana Rickert, VP of Communications for The Illinois Policy Institute, joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch.

Jackson County Health Department Administrator Bart Hagston joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller speaks with Patrick Buchen, Director for the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, and the DuQuoin State Fair, as well as Norm Hill, Assistant Manager of the DuQuoin State Fair, about the festivities beginning on Friday (08/28).