Tom Miller speaks with Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, about the ongoing budget battle in Springfield.

[caption id="attachment_510" align="alignright" width="214"] Jesse White[/caption]

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch.

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.