Tibretta Reiman is the newly appointed assistant director of the Du Quoin State Fair, and Rebecca Clark is spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Agriculture. They both joined Tom Miller in the studio to talk about the new theme for this year's state fair and how they're working to make the Fair remain affordable to the public.

 

Executive Director of Change Illinois Madeleine Doubek joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Leigh Caldwell of WJPF spoke with Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry about the talks of the city budget being affected by the lack of a state budget, along with the excitement of the upcoming solar eclipse.

 
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