Johnston City Mayor Jim Mitchell and City Clerk Tim Ditch join Tom Miller to discuss the big fireworks display coming to Johnston City next week.

Brent Gentry is a commissioner for Williamson County. He joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the lawsuit filed this past December against the state of Illinois by Williamson County for salary reimbursements, and whether that money has been coming in.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins The Morning Newswatch.