Peabody Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; Tom Miller spoke with Phil Gonet, President of the Illinois Coal Association about the factors that caused the nation's largest coal mining company to file for bankruptcy.

Dr. Krishna Cherukuri, an interventional cardiologist at SIH Prairie Heart Institute, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Republican candidate for the 115th Illinois House District Paul Jacobs joins Tom Miller in the studio.