Marion Mayor Bob Butler discusses the decisions of the city council meeting, the back taxes purchases of the Illinois Star Center Mall, and the growth of businesses in the city.

Goreville School District Superintendent and school safety expert Steve Webb joins The Morning Newswatch.

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.