J. Fred Giertz, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and the author of U of I's Flash Index, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Du Quoin State Fair spokeswoman Rebecca Clark joins Tom Miller in the studio on the eve of the big event.

Jak Tichenor, interim director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch.