Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II and Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity joins us to talk about issues with toxic water in local creeks, progress on the new firehouse and what's going to happen now that the Carbondale Crime Lab is closed.

Bart Mann, an organizer with the Herrin Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, stops by The Morning Newswatch to discuss all of the effort which goes into creating a Thanksgiving Day celebration for the city of Herrin.