Slugger Nolan Gorman headlines a Peoria Chiefs roster that also includes fellow No.

Describing 12-hour shifts with no break for a meal or even a trip to the bathroom, hospital nurses who say they're overloaded with patients are pushing for a new state law that would limit the number of people they care for at the same time.

The Journal Star sent the following question to the 10 candidates who will be on the ballot Tuesday:Several area leaders have called for Peoria to be more aggressive in branding itself.

Of all the places you'd expect to see a fight between the cold, hard face of ag economics and the warm, tender heart of rural America, that place would not be the corner of West 41st St.