Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor in the June Republican Primary Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and Illinois State Representative Avery Bourne join The Morning Newswatch.

On this return from the Independence Day holiday, Harrisburg superintendent Michael Gauch spoke with Tom Miller about the stop gap budget approved by lawmakers and Governor Rauner last week. Gauch explains more on what schools in southern Illinois are expecting out of this measure.

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State Representative Chris Welch (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.