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.

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State Senator Dale Fowler (R) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.