The National Weather Service has issued heat warnings and watches for much of the Midwest and East heading into the holiday weekend. In many places, the temperatures could shatter records.

While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.

The Tony Award winning Broadway musical 1776 will be presented by the Hoogland Center for the Arts this week as part of the City of Springfield's America 250 celebration. The show will run July 1-5. The Wednesday through Friday performances will begin at 7:30pm, both weekend shows will be 2pm matinees. Craig was joined in studio by fellow casemates, Aasne Vigesaa who plays Abagail Adams and Jim Leach who takes on the role of John Hancock in the show. For more information and tickets visit: HCFTA.org

Schools in Illinois discipline Black students at much higher rates than white students. A Springfield high school under a consent decree to desegregate hands out more discipline violations per Black student than almost any other school in the state.Emily Hays reports on part two of a three-part, statewide series on Black student discipline disparities.

The first-week numbers for Olivia Rodrigo's third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, are a massive milestone for the pop star.