Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

McDonalds owner John Moreland and Culvers owner Aaron Jones joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins The Morning Newswatch.