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.

Republican candidate for Saline County State's Attorney in the November General Election Walden Morris joins The Morning Newswatch. 

Tom Miller sits down with Kathy Renfro, Executive Director of the Carbondale Park District, to discuss the upcoming "Glow Blue" campaign.