Jerry Kill is the former football coach of SIU and started the Coach Kill Cancer Fund foundation to assist low-income Southern Illinois residents with cancer treatment. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the foundation and how it's helped many people throughout Southern Illinois.

Congresswoman-elect Mary Miller (R, IL-15) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Richard Irvin, a Republican candidate for Illinois Governor in the June 28 primary, joins The Morning Newswatch.